horehound.
Any plant of the genus Marrubium.
Meaning & usage
Any plant of the genus Marrubium.
Any plant of the genus Marrubium. especially, a herb of species (Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy.
Any plant of the genus Ballota.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English horehoune, from Old English hārhūne, hārehūne.
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