Tamil Dictionary 🔍

horehound

n. இருமல் முதலியவைகளுக்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் கசப்பும் மணமும் உள்ள சாறுடைய பூண்டு வகை.


Hore"hound`, n. Etym: [OE. horehune, AS. harhune; har hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species of organum, GR. kn to smell.] (Bot.) Defn: 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.


horehound - Similar Words