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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
water horehound n 1: aromatic perennial herb of United States [syn: water horehound, Lycopus americanus] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Horehound \Hore"hound`\, n. [OE. horehune, AS. h[=a]rhune; h[=a]r hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species of organum, Gr. ?, Skr. kn?y to smell.] (Bot.) 1. A plant of the genus Marrubium (Marrubium vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, etc. [Written also hoarhound.] [1913 Webster] 2. A lozenge or tablet, usually sweetened, containing extract of horehound, used as a remedy for a cough or a sore throat. [PJC] 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. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Water horehound \Wa"ter hore"hound`\ (Bot.) Bugleweed. [1913 Webster] | ||
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