horehound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any plant of the genus Marrubium.
especially, a herb of species (Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy.
Any plant of the genus Ballota.

horehound horehounds hairhound hoarhound

From Middle English horehoune, from Old English hārhūne, hārehūne.

marrubium common horehound white horehound common hoarhound

black horehound common horehound white horehound

Catalan: malrubí Finnish: hurtanminttu Latin: marrubium Polish: szanta Swedish: kransborre

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