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horehound
horehound aromatic Old World perennial herb ( Marrubium vulgare ) of the family Labiatae ( mint family), naturalized in North America. It has woolly white foliage and tiny white clustered flowers and is called the common, or white, horehound. The dried leaves and flower tops were used in making horehound candy and remedies for coughs and colds. The black horehound and the water horehound belong to other genera of the mint family. Horehound is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae. |
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"horehound." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "horehound." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-horehoun.html "horehound." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-horehoun.html |
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horehound
hore·hound / ˈhôrˌhound/ (also hoarhound) • n. either of two strong-smelling hairy plants of the mint family: white horehound (Marrubium vulgare) and black horehound (Ballota nigra). ∎ the bitter aromatic juice of white horehound, used esp. in the treatment of coughs and colds. |
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"horehound." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "horehound." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-horehound.html "horehound." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-horehound.html |
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horehound
horehound, hoarhound the plant Marrubium vulgare, characterized by a white downy pubescence. OE. hāre hūne, f. hār HOAR- + hūne ‘marrubium’, of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "horehound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "horehound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-horehound.html T. F. HOAD. "horehound." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-horehound.html |
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