ALL meanings of horehound
hore·hound
H h - noun horehound A strong-smelling hairy plant of the mint family, with a tradition of use in medicine. 1
- noun horehound 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. 1
- noun horehound any of various plants of the mint family. 1
- noun horehound a brittle candy or lozenge flavored with horehound extract. 1
- noun 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) 0
- noun horehound a bitter herb (Marrubium vulgare) of the mint family, with white, downy leaves 0
- noun horehound a bitter juice extracted from its leaves, stem, or flowers and used in medicines and confections 0
- noun horehound cough medicine or candy made with this juice 0
- noun horehound any of various other mints 0