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What (who) is Horehound - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Hoarhound; Horehound (disambiguation); Horehounds
Horehound
·noun A plant of the genus Marrubium (M. vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, ·etc.
horehound
['h?:ha?nd]
(also hoarhound)
¦ noun a strong-smelling hairy plant of the mint family, traditionally used as a medicinal herb. [Marrubium vulgare (white horehound) and Ballota nigra (black horehound).]
Origin
OE hare hu?ne, from har (see hoar) + hu?ne, the name of the white horehound.
Marrubium vulgare
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![[[Horehound bug]] (''Agonoscelis rutila''), an insect that feeds on the plant](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Horehound bug.jpg?width=200 "[[Horehound bug]] (''Agonoscelis rutila''), an insect that feeds on the plant")
SPECIES OF PLANT
White Horehound; White horehound; Common Horehound; Common horehound; Horehound drops; M. vulgare; Horehound candy; Horehounds candies; Horehound candies; Horehound drop; Horehound candy drops; Whorehound
Marrubium vulgare (white horehound or common horehound) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae), native to Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern and central Asia. It is also widely naturalized in many places, including most of North and South America.
Examples of use of Horehound
1. Some of the pockets were small, the kind that might hold a hankie, a sweet treat, or a horehound drop.