horehound

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
horehound /ˈhɔːhaʊnd/ (also hoarhound)

▶noun a strong-smelling hairy plant of the mint family, traditionally used as a medicinal herb. [Marrubium vulgare (white horehound) and Ballota nigra (black horehound).]

– origin OE hāre hūne, from hār (see hoar) + hūne, the name of the white horehound.

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