HOREHOUND

horehound

(noun) a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant

horehound

(noun) any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

horehound (countable and uncountable, plural horehounds)

Any plant of the genus Marrubium.

Any plant of the genus Ballota.

A herb, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy.

Synonyms

• (plant of the genus Marrubium): marrubium

• (Marrubium vulgare): common horehound, white horehound

Source: Wiktionary

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Hore"hound`, n. Etym: [OE. horehune, AS. harhune; har hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species of organum, GR. kn to smell.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the genus Marrubium (M. vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, etc. [Written also hoarhound.] Fetid horehound, or Black horehound, a disagreeable plant resembling horehound (Ballota nigra).

– Water horehound, a species of the genus Lycopus, resembling mint, but not aromatic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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