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Definition of Black horehound

Black horehound
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.) A plant of the genus Marrubium (M. vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, etc. [Written also hoarhound.] 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.

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- Marrubium vulgare (white ****hound or common ****hound) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae), native to Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern...
- Ballota nigra, black ****hound, is a perennial herb of the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and to central Asia and it can be...
- acetabulosa (also Gr**** ****hound), a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae Ballota nigra (also black ****hound), a perennial herb of the...
- Marrubium (****hound or ****hound) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe, North Africa, and Asia...
- larvae feed on black ****hound (Ballota nigra) and white ****hound. "The release and establishment of two biological control agents of ****hound (Marrubium...
- English name Scientific name Status Black ****hound Ballota nigra Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca * Yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon White dead-nettle...
- the plant under the name of Petty Morel being used for canker and with ****hound and wine taken for dropsy." It was a traditional European medicine used...
- where there also a rich supply of nutrients, along with such plants as black ****hound, common mallow and hedge mustard. Subsequently, it spreads to arable...
- larvae feed on Labiates including black ****hound (Ballota nigra), dead nettles (Lamium species), white ****hound (Marrubium vulgare), Phlomis species...
- herbaceous plants in the family Lamiaceae. The many species are known as water ****hound, gypsywort, and bugleweed and are native to Europe, Asia, Australia, and...