Horehound

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An aromatic plant (Marrubium vulgare) in the mint family having leaves with white pubescence and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes, native to Eurasia. The leaves yield a bitter extract used in flavoring and as a cough remedy.
  • noun. A candy or preparation flavored with this extract.
  • noun. Any of several similar plants in the mint family, especially Ballota nigra.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See hoarhound.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A lozenge or tablet, usually sweetened, containing extract of horehound, used as a remedy for a cough or a sore throat.
  • noun. a disagreeable plant resembling horehound (Ballota nigra).
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. a species of the genus Lycopus, resembling mint, but not aromatic.
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  • noun. A herb, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family. Traditionally used to make a powerful cough remedy.
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  • noun. any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
  • noun. a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant
    • cross-reference
    black horehound  
    Equivalent
    black horehound  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    candy  confect  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Datura  anis  borage  calamint  cardoon  
    variant
    hoarhound  
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