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单词 horehound
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hore•hound  (hôrhound′, hōr-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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.
  2. Plant Biologyany of various plants of the mint family.
  3. 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
  1. 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
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