1. a plant of the mint family with downy leaves and small white flowers, used medicinally and in candy
Usage: also called white horehound; the plant is Marrubium vulgare
2. a hard candy or lozenge flavored with horehound, traditionally used as a cough remedy

Examples

• Horehound grows wild in many parts of Europe and has been naturalized in North America.
• My grandmother kept horehound candies in her purse to soothe her cough.
• The bitter taste of horehound tea is an acquired preference for many people.
• Horehound lozenges were a popular home remedy before modern cough drops were invented.
• The plant's fuzzy leaves and small flowers make horehound easy to identify in a garden.