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Definitions for Horehound
[1] an Old World plant, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, having downy leaves and small, whitish flowers, and containing a bitter, medicinal juice that is used as an expectorant, vermifuge, and laxative.
[2] any of various plants of the mint family.
[3] a brittle candy or lozenge flavored with horehound extract.
[4] Also called: white horehound a downy perennial herbaceous Old World plant, Marrubium vulgare , with small white flowers that contain a bitter juice formerly used as a cough medicine and flavouring: family Lamiaceae (labiates) See also black horehound
[5] water horehound another name for bugleweed (def. 1)
Words related to Horehound
lozenge, pastil, pastille, troche
Words nearby Horehound
horde, hordein, hordeolum, hordern, horeb, horehound, horgan, hori, horiatiki, horite, horizon
Origin of Horehound
before 1000; Middle English horehune, Old English hārhūne, equivalent to hār gray, hoar + hūne horehound
Word origin for Horehound
Old English hārhūne, from hār grey + hūne horehound, of obscure origin