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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Hoarhound | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Hoarhound \Hoar"hound`\, n. Same as {Horehound}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Horehound \Hore"hound`\, n. [OE. horehune, AS. h[be]rhune; h[be]r hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species of organum, Gr. [?], Skr. kn[?]y to smell.] (Bot.) 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. [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. | |
