🌿 A medicinal herb 🍬 A herbal sweet

horehound

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A hard candy made from a bitter herb often used to soothe coughs

noun
/ˈhɔrˌhaʊnd/

: caramelo de marrubio

Many are familiar with horehound candy.
horehound candy
horehound drops
horehound soothes coughs

Examples

Some people find the taste of horehound candy a bit bitter, but others love it.
I bought some horehound candy at the local store.
My grandmother always kept a tin of horehound in her purse for sore throats.
We visited an old-fashioned sweet shop that still sold horehound among other classic candies.
The horehound flavor is quite unique and soothing.
Horehound candy can be found in most health food stores.
In his mouth, there was the sweet burn of horehound candy, the exact savor of his long-ago childhood.

Compounds

black horehound

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A European herb with wrinkled leaves and dark purple flowers that smell bad

common horehound

Specialized

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An herb from Europe with hairy leaves and small white flowers used in medicine and to flavor food

fetid horehound

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A small herb with wrinkled leaves, dark purple flowers and a strong unpleasant smell

stinking horehound

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A European herb with wrinkled leaves that smells very bad

water horehound

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A small plant like mint that grows near water and smells when crushed

white horehound

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A European herb with hairy leaves and small white flowers that people use to make bitter medicine and flavoring

Surface Forms

horehound singular

horehounds plural

Etymology

Horehound candy is named after the horehound plant because the sweet is made from the plant and was long used to soothe coughs, so the candy's name tells you its taste and its old healing use.