horehound

== English == === Alternative forms === hairhound, hoarhound === Etymology === From Middle English horehoune, from Old English hārhūne, hārehūne. === Noun === horehound (countable and uncountable, plural horehounds) Any plant of the genus Marrubium. especially, a herb of species (Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy. Any plant of the genus Ballota. ==== Synonyms ==== (plant of the genus Marrubium): marrubium (Marrubium vulgare): common horehound, white horehound, common hoarhound ==== Derived terms ==== black horehound (Ballota nigra) common horehound (Marrubium vulgare) white horehound (Marrubium vulgare) ==== Translations ==== === References === == Middle English == === Noun === horehound alternative form of horehoune