horehound

American  

[hawr-hound, hohr-] / ˈhɔrˌhaʊnd, ˈhoʊr- /

Or hoarhound

noun

1. an 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. any of various plants of the mint family.

3. a brittle candy or lozenge flavored with horehound extract.

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horehound British  

/ ˈhɔːˌhaʊnd /

noun

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) See also black horehound

2. another name for bugleweed

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Etymology

Origin of horehound

before 1000; Middle English horehune, Old English hārhūne, equivalent to hār gray, hoar + hūne horehound

Example Sentences

Horehound, because the advertisements of it read constantly, "Horehound drops 10 cents a lb."

From The Handbook of Conundrums by Ordway, Edith B.

Horehound, horsemint, and the sensitive fern grew close to the edge, under the willows and alders, and wool-grass on the islands, as along the Assabet River in Concord.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various

And according to Columella, the Horehound is a serviceable remedy against the Cankerworm in trees: Profuit et plantis latices infundere amaros marrubii.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Some of her remedies follows: For colds: Horehound tea, pinetop tea, lightwood drippings on sugar.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives by Work Projects Administration

This is said to be one of the five bitter herbs ordered to be eaten by the Jews during the Feast of the Passover, the other four being Coriander, Horehound, Lettuce, and Nettle.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas