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horehound

hore·hound [ háwr hòwnd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. mint plant easing coughs: a bitter perennial mint with downy leaves and square stems. Flowers: small white, yielding juice used as a flavoring and in cough remedies. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Latin name Marrubium vulgare.

2. something prepared from horehound: an extract of the horehound plant, or something flavored with it, e.g. cough drops

[ Old English hāre hūne< hār "hoar" + hūne "horehound," origin ?]
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