Definition of Horehaund
Hore"hound` (?), n. [OE.
horehune, AS. hārhune; hār hoar,
gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species of
organum, Gr. &?;, Skr. kn&?;y to smell.] (Bot.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An herb, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family. Traditionally used to make a powerful cough remedy.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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