What's The Definition Of Herb?
[n] aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
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Synonyms | Synonyms for Herb: herbaceous plant
Related Terms | Find terms related to Herb: algae |
angelica |
autophyte |
balm |
balsam |
basil |
bean |
belladonna |
boneset |
borage |
bracken |
brown algae |
burning bush |
calendula |
caraway |
cardamom |
castor-oil plant |
chervil |
chicory |
climber |
clover |
conferva |
confervoid |
coriander |
creeper |
Cretan dittany |
deadly nightshade |
death camas |
diatom |
dill |
dittany |
drops |
drug |
electuary |
elixir |
ethical drug |
fennel |
fern |
feverroot |
figwort |
fruits and vegetables |
fucus |
fungus |
gas plant |
generic name |
ginseng |
grapevine |
green algae |
gulfweed |
hemp |
henbane |
herbs |
heterophyte |
horehound |
hyssop |
inhalant |
ivy |
kelp |
legume |
lentil |
liana |
lichen |
lincture |
linctus |
liverwort |
mandrake |
marijuana |
marjoram |
materia medica |
mayapple |
medicament |
medication |
medicinal |
medicinal herbs |
medicine |
mint |
mixture |
mold |
monkshood |
moss |
mullein |
mushroom |
mustard |
nonprescription drug |
officinal |
oregano |
origanum |
parasite |
parasitic plant |
parsley |
patent medicine |
pea |
peppermint |
perthophyte |
pharmacon |
physic |
phytoplankton |
planktonic algae |
plant families |
powder |
preparation |
prescription drug |
proprietary |
proprietary medicine |
proprietary name |
puffball |
pulse |
red algae |
rockweed |
rosemary |
rue |
rust |
sage |
saprophyte |
sargasso |
sargassum |
savory |
sea lentil |
sea moss |
sea wrack |
seaweed |
simples |
smut |
sorrel |
spearmint |
succulent |
sweet woodruff |
syrup |
tansy |
tarragon |
theraputant |
thyme |
tisane |
toadstool |
tobacco |
vegetable remedies |
vetch |
vine |
wort |
wrack
See Also | amaranth |
Amaranthus spinosus |
American ginseng |
angelica |
Armoracia rusticana |
aroid |
arugula |
arum |
Asarum shuttleworthii |
barilla |
barrenwort |
basil |
bay leaf |
Berteroa incana |
bishop's hat |
borage |
buttercup |
butterflower |
Cakile maritima |
Cape periwinkle |
caraway |
caryophyllaceous plant |
Catharanthus roseus |
cayenne jasmine |
Celosia argentea |
Celosia argentea cristata |
Celosia cristata |
chervil |
chickweed |
Chinese parsley |
chives |
cilantro |
clammy chickweed |
clammyweed |
cleome |
clover |
cockscomb |
comfrey |
common cockscomb |
common fennel |
Coptis groenlandica |
Coptis trifolia groenlandica |
coral necklace |
coriander |
costmary |
cottonweed |
Crambe maritima |
crowfoot |
crucifer |
cruciferous plant |
Descurainia pinnata |
dill |
dill weed |
Diplotaxis erucoides |
Diplotaxis muralis |
Diplotaxis tenuifolia |
draba |
drypis |
Epimedium grandiflorum |
Eranthis hyemalis |
Eruca sativa |
Eruca vesicaria sativa |
estragon |
false bugbane |
false rue |
false rue anemone |
fennel |
flavorer |
flavoring |
flavourer |
flavouring |
garden rocket |
giant buttercup |
ginseng |
glasswort |
globe flower |
globeflower |
goldcup |
golden seal |
golden thread |
goldenseal |
goldthread |
goosefoot |
halogeton |
Halogeton glomeratus |
Halogeton souda |
healing herb |
heartleaf |
hepatica |
hoary alison |
hoary alyssum |
horse radish |
horseradish |
Hydrastis Canadensis |
hyssop |
Illecebrum verticullatum |
Indian lettuce |
Isopyrum biternatum |
kingcup |
Laccopetalum giganteum |
legume |
leguminous plant |
lemon balm |
liverleaf |
lovage |
Madagascar periwinkle |
marjoram |
May apple |
mayapple |
mint |
mouse ear |
mouse eared chickweed |
mouse-ear chickweed |
New Zealand spinach |
nin-sin |
old maid |
orach |
orache |
oregano |
Panax ginseng |
Panax pseudoginseng |
Panax quinquefolius |
Panax schinseng |
parsley |
periwinkle |
Podophyllum peltatum |
pokeweed |
Polanisia dodecandra |
Polanisia graveolens |
purslane |
red cole |
red fox |
red periwinkle |
rock purslane |
rocket |
rocket salad |
roquette |
rose periwinkle |
rosemary |
rue |
sage |
Salicornia europaea |
samphire |
sang |
savory |
savoury |
sea cole |
sea kale |
sea-rocket |
seasoner |
seasoning |
spiderflower |
stone cress |
stonecress |
sweet basil |
sweet cicely |
sweet woodruff |
tansy mustard |
tarragon |
tea |
tea leaf |
Tetragonia expansa |
Tetragonia tetragonioides |
thorny amaranth |
thyme |
tracheophyte |
Trautvetteria carolinensis |
trefoil |
turmeric root |
vascular plant |
vegetable |
veggie |
Vinca rosea |
waldmeister |
wall rocket |
white rocket |
wild ginger |
wild mandrake |
winter aconite |
yellow root
Herb In Webster's Dictionary
\Herb\ (?; 277), n. [OE. herbe, erbe, OF. herbe, erbe, F.
herbe, L. herba; perh. akin to Gr. forbh` food, pasture,
fe`rbein to feed.]
1. A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent,
but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.
Note: Annual herbs live but one season; biennial herbs flower
the second season, and then die; perennial herbs
produce new stems year after year.
2. Grass; herbage.
And flocks Grazing the tender herb. --Milton.
{Herb bennet}. (Bot.) See {Bennet}.
{Herb Christopher} (Bot.), an herb ({Act[ae]a spicata}),
whose root is used in nervous diseases; the baneberry. The
name is occasionally given to other plants, as the royal
fern, the wood betony, etc.
{Herb Gerard} (Bot.), the goutweed; -- so called in honor of
St. Gerard, who used to be invoked against the gout. --Dr.
Prior.
{Herb grace}, or {Herb of grace}. (Bot.) See {Rue}.
{Herb Margaret} (Bot.), the daisy. See {Marguerite}.
{Herb Paris} (Bot.), an Old World plant related to the
trillium ({Paris quadrifolia}), commonly reputed
poisonous.
{Herb Robert} (Bot.), a species of {Geranium} ({G.
Robertianum}.)
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