hore|hound

hore|hound
hore|hound «HR HOWND, HOHR-», noun.
1. a plant with woolly, whitish leaves, and clusters of small, whitish flowers. It belongs to the mint family.
2. a bitter extract made from the leaves of this plant.
3. a candy or cough medicine flavored with it. Also, hoarhound.
╂[Old English hārhūne < hār hoar + hūne, the name of a plant]

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