Definition of Ballota

1. Noun. Perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballota

Balkanising
Balkanization
Balkanize
Balkanized
Balkanizes
Balkanizing
Balkans
Balkar
Balkars
Ball's operation
Ballance's sign
Ballardian
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
Ballistite
Ballota
Ballota nigra
Ballydavid
Balmer series
Balmoral
Balmoral Castle
Balo's disease
Balochi
Balochis
Balochistan
Baloci
Baloo
Balor
Balsaminaceae
Balsamorhiza

Literary usage of Ballota

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"Corolla, upper lip slightly concave. Obs. 4013. L, Differs from Marrubium in the upper lip of the corolla being slightly concave and entire. 1. ballota ..."

2. The British flora medica: a history of the medicinal plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"... be esteemed as a serviceable expectorant. It is still a favourite popular remedy in coughs. CVI. ballota NIGUA, L. BLACK HOREHOUND. Nat. Ord. LABIATE. ..."

3. The British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1836)
"On the Use of the ballota Lanata (Linn..) in the cure of Rheumatic, Arthritic, and Gouty Affections. By Professor VL BRERA. AFTER some questionable remarks ..."

4. The Flowering Plants of Tunbridge Wells & Neighbourhood by Richard Deakin (1871)
"The flowers are all very beautifully spotted, and worthy of careful examination. 17. ballota. Linn, Horehound. ballota nigra. 1. ..."

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