water horehound

3 definitions found

water horehound - 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.
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     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]

  Water horehound \Wa"ter hore"hound`\ (Bot.)
     Bugleweed.
     [1913 Webster]

water horehound - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  water horehound
      n 1: aromatic perennial herb of United States [syn: water horehound
           , Lycopus americanus]