black horehound

English

Noun

black horehound (uncountable)

The plant Ballota nigra possessing a disagreeable odor. Traditionally used as a medicinal herb as an antispasmodic, stimulant and vermifuge.

Synonyms

black stinking horehound

Translations

Ballota nigra

Bulgarian: черна капела f (černa kapela)
Finnish: valkoporro, porro (fi)
Hungarian: fekete peszterce
Italian: ballota f, cimiciotto m

Norman: meuthe-en-c'mîn m
Russian: белоку́дренник чёрный m (belokúdrennik čórnyj)
Spanish: ballota fétida f, ballota negra f
Swedish: bosyska c

See also

horehound

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