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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hoar•hound (hôr′hound′, hōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyhorehound.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hoarhound /ˈhɔːˌhaʊnd/ n - a variant spelling of horehound
hore•hound (hôr′hound′, hōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyan Old World plant, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, having downy leaves and small, whitish flowers, and containing a bitter, medicinal juice that is used as an expectorant, vermifuge, and laxative.
- Plant Biologyany of various plants of the mint family.
- Fooda brittle candy or lozenge flavored with horehound extract.
Also, hoarhound. - Middle English horehune, Old English hārhūne, equivalent. to hār gray, hoar + hūne horehound bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: horehound, hoarhound /ˈhɔːˌhaʊnd/ n - Also called: white horehound a downy perennial herbaceous Old World plant, Marrubium vulgare, with small white flowers that contain a bitter juice formerly used as a cough medicine and flavouring: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
Etymology: Old English hārhūne, from hār grey + hūne horehound, of obscure origin |