black horehound

British

noun

a hairy unpleasant-smelling chiefly Mediterranean plant, Ballota nigra , having clusters of purple flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

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Walnut, and the herbs black horehound and white horehound.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2012

It feeds throughout the winter on the roots of numerous plants, including the dock, dandelion, burdock, white dead nettle, black horehound, and the hop.

From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.

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