horehound Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
  2. noun a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant

WordNet

Hore"hound` noun
Etymology
OE. horehune, AS. harhune; har hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species of organum, GR. , Skr. kny to smell.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913