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fetid horehound
(encz) | fetid horehound, n: |
Fetid horehound
(gcide) | 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.]
[1913 Webster]
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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fetid horehound
(wn) | fetid horehound
n 1: ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of
dark purple flowers [syn: black horehound, {black
archangel}, fetid horehound, stinking horehound,
Ballota nigra] |
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