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herb

herb

1 1.0
A plant with soft stems that often dies back to the ground after flowering
  • noun
  • /hɜrb/
: 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • We're going to start off with the herb bed right here.

  • - We got a beautiful little herb garden over here.

  • Look at that herb garden.

  • This is in the herb garden, which is one of my favorite places to go.

  • I want to plant some herbs on our balcony.

  • 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

herbaceous plant
vsherb
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A plant without a woody stem that dies back each year

focuses on plants often cultivated for flowers, leaves, or medicinal use

Compounds

6 2.0

A small garden where people grow herbs for cooking or medicine

2 3.0

A hot drink made by soaking plant leaves or flowers in hot water

1 3.4

A plant whose leaves are used as medicine, in tea, or in food

1 9.9

A small European plant with strong, bitter-smelling leaves that may irritate skin

1 9.9

A low sticky plant with small pink flowers that grows across the northern half of the world

1 6.8

A person who uses plant medicines to treat illnesses

1 3.1

A spice mix of ground pepper and dried herbs like basil and oregano

9.3

A plant from Europe and Asia with small round yellow flowers used to flavor food, make tea, or scent potpourri

9.9

A hairy wild plant with small yellow flowers and a bitter root used long ago as medicine

A plant with poisonous berries that can make people sick

9.9

A small yearly weed once used in herbal medicine to make people throw up or pass water

9.9

A woodland plant with four broad leaves and one pale yellow-green flower that is poisonous

A leafy plant with yellow flowers that people grow for spicy winter salads

How Tall

tree
∞ 1.0
girasol
  • UK
1 9.9
shrub
45 1.0
herb
1 1.0
grass
588 1.0
moss
50 1.0

Surface Forms

herb singular
herbs plural

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.