herb
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- noun
- /hɜrb/
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planta herbácea
- The chef added fresh herbs to enhance the flavor of the dish.
- medicinal herbs
- herb garden
- herbs and shrubs
It's a Chinese medicine herb called cramp bark.
- It's a Chinese medicine herb called cramp bark.
- So now I'm going to dive into the top herb supplements and essential oils.
- The most common herb was lovage for the Romans.
- And then as far as the plant choice here, I'd went with herbs because cats really like herbs.
- And I remember being in a bath of different wacky herbs covering these legions.
- So, so herbs is medicine, which ones what effect?
- But it's, it's a very supportive, nourishing, deeply nourishing herb that goes deep down to our tissues.
Examples
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In another tribe, the instructor rubs herbs on the eyes of the apprentice.
Academic text (1990) -
The most common herb was lovage for the Romans.
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We're going to start off with the herb bed right here.
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- We got a beautiful little herb garden over here.
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Look at that herb garden.
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This is in the herb garden, which is one of my favorite places to go.
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I want to plant some herbs on our balcony.
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First of all, I cure myself with herbs, teas, or other home remedies.
Academic text (1995) -
Beauty and food were cultivated in our desert and tropical gardens of herbs, vegetables, and fruits.
Academic text (2002) -
In the garden, we grow a variety of herbs for cooking and medicinal uses.
Synonyms
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A plant without a woody stem that dies back each year
Compounds
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A small European plant with strong, bitter-smelling leaves that may irritate skin
- UK
A plant from Europe and Asia with small round yellow flowers used to flavor food, make tea, or scent potpourri
- UK
A hairy wild plant with small yellow flowers and a bitter root used long ago as medicine
- UK
A small yearly weed once used in herbal medicine to make people throw up or pass water
- UK
A woodland plant with four broad leaves and one pale yellow-green flower that is poisonous
- UK
A low sticky plant with small pink flowers that grows across the northern half of the world
A leafy plant with yellow flowers that people grow for spicy winter salads
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Etymology
Herb comes from the Latin herba, which meant 'grass' or 'green plant'. That's why herb still means a plant that does not have a hard stem and often dies back after flowering, like many small garden plants.