Hore·hound n. 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.
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black horehound
n : ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of
dark purple flowers [syn: black archangel, fetid
horehound, stinking horehound, Ballota nigra]