horehound (redirected from hoarhounds)

hore·hound  (hôrhound, hr-)

n.

1.

a. An aromatic Eurasian plant (Marrubium vulgare) in the mint family, having square stems, opposite leaves with white pubescence, and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes. The leaves yield a bitter extract used in flavoring and as a cough remedy.

b. A candy or preparation flavored with this extract.

2. Any of similar or related plants, such as the black horehound.

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[Middle English, alteration (influenced by hound, hound) of horhune, from Old English hrehne : hr, hoary + hne, a kind of plant.]

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horehound

Noun

a plant that produces a bitter juice formerly used as a cough medicine [Old English hārhūne]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	horehound - any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Marrubium, Marrubium - Old World aromatic herbs: horehound common horehound, Marrubium vulgare, white horehound - European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring
	2.	horehound - a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts