Found 2 items, similar to Horehound.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: horehound
horehound
n 1: any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
2: a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound
plant
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Horehound
Horehound
\Hore"hound`\, n. [OE. horehune, AS. h[=a]rhune;
h[=a]r hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species
of organum, Gr. ?, Skr. kn?y to smell.] (Bot.)
1. A plant of the genus
Marrubium (
Marrubium vulgare),
which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a
household remedy for colds, coughing, etc. [Written also
hoarhound.]
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2. A lozenge or tablet, usually sweetened, containing extract
of horehound, used as a remedy for a cough or a sore
throat.
[PJC]
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.
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