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HOREHOUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horehound mean? 

HOREHOUND (noun)
  The noun HOREHOUND has 2 senses:

1. any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubiumplay

2. a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plantplay

  Familiarity information: HOREHOUND used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOREHOUND (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("horehound" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "horehound"):

common horehound; Marrubium vulgare; white horehound (European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring)

Holonyms ("horehound" is a member of...):

genus Marrubium; Marrubium (Old World aromatic herbs: horehound)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("horehound" is a kind of...):

candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)


 Context examples 


Horehound oil is used typically in expectorants and cough suppressants.

(Horehound Oil, NCI Thesaurus)



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