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Herb

Herb Meaning & Definition
Herb Definition And Meaning

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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