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Definition of lamium

lamium

/ˈleɪ.mi.əm/
la · mi · um
Plural:lamiums
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• noun

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Any herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Lamium in the mint family (Lamiaceae), native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, commonly known as deadnettle and widely cultivated as a shade-tolerant groundcover for its variegated foliage and whorls of two-lipped, hooded blossoms in shades of pink, purple, white, or yellow.

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laminated
lamination
laminator
lamium
lamp
lamplight
lamplighter

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lamium ('deadnettle'), which derives from Ancient Greek lamion and the noun laimos ('throat' or 'gullet'), referring to the gaping, throat-like shape of the plant's tubular blossoms.

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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Lamium. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/lamium
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