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Webster 1913 Edition

Horehound

Hore′houndˊ

,
Noun.
[OE.
horehune
, AS.
hārhune
;
hār
hoar, gray +
hune
horehound; cf. L.
cunila
a species of organum, Gr. [GREEK], Skr.
kn[GREEK]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
.]
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 1828 Edition

Horehound

HO'REHOUND

,
Noun.
The name of several plants of different genera. The common horehound is the Marrubium vulgare. It has a bitter taste, and is used as an attenuant.

Definition 2024

horehound

horehound

English

Noun

horehound ‎(plural horehounds)

  1. A herb, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family. Traditionally used in cough remedies, and to make a type of hard candy.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students - John R. Clark Hall (2nd ed.: 1916)

See also

Etymology

From Old English hārhūne[1].

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