† baˈlloteHerb.Obs. [a. F. ballote or It.ballotte, ad. L. ballōtē, a. Gr. βαλλωτή.] The Black Stinking Horehound (Ballota nigra). 1551Turner Herbal F j b, Ballote hath foursquare stalkes.1700Petiver in Phil.Trans. XXII. 607 The leaves of this plant..resemble our Ballote or stinking Horehound.