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Definition of Ballota
1. Noun. Perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Ballota Nigra, Black Archangel, Black Horehound, Fetid Horehound, Stinking Horehound
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballota
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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