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water horehound
(encz) | water horehound, n: |
Water 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.]
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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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Water horehound
(gcide) | Water horehound \Wa"ter hore"hound`\ (Bot.)
Bugleweed.
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water horehound
(wn) | water horehound
n 1: aromatic perennial herb of United States [syn: {water
horehound}, Lycopus americanus] |
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Water 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.
[1913 Webster]Water horehound \Wa"ter hore"hound`\ (Bot.)
Bugleweed.
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