Horehound Definition

hôrhound
noun
A bitter herb (Marrubium vulgare) of the mint family, with white, downy leaves.
Webster's New World
A bitter juice extracted from its leaves, stems, or flowers and used in medicines and confections.
Webster's New World
Cough medicine or candy made with this juice.
Webster's New World
Any of various other mints.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Horehound

Noun

Singular:
horehound
Plural:
horehounds

Origin of Horehound

  • Middle English alteration (influenced by hound hound) of horhune from Old English hārehūne hār hoary hūne a kind of plant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English hārhūne.

    From Wiktionary

Horehound Sentence Examples

  • Among indigenous shrubs and vines are the blackberry, dewberry, strawberry, yellow jasmine, mistletoe and poisonoak; and among medicinal herbs are horehound, ginger and peppermint.

  • Blue flag, snake root, ginseng, lobelia, tansy, wormwood, wintergreen, pleurisy root, plantain, burdock, sarsaparilla and horehound are among its medicinal plants.

  • In this way such herbs as basil, marjoram, mint, sage, savory, thyme, balm, chamomile, horehound, hyssop and rue, as well as parsley, may be had throughout the season with almost the full flavour of the fresh herb.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOR

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