herb
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- noun
- /hɜrb/
:
hierba
- However, the particular balance of herbs depended on the season, the climate, and the individual's health.
- herbs and spices
- add herbs
- medicinal herbs
But my best advice to you would be herbs, cinnamon and ginger.
- But my best advice to you would be herbs, cinnamon and ginger.
- It's like dry herbs are fine, but fresh herbs just give the food life.
- We're growing huge bunches of herbs for basically free.
- OK, They they take the herbs and they make that into a paste.
- So my first tip is to add more herbs and spices to your cooking.
- We're talking about pairing aphrodisiac herbs with a mild amount of THC.
- I use it to extract the essence out of, you know, herbs and flowers.
- My Nando's order currently is a spicy rice bowl with lemon and herb chicken breast added.
- Drink some water, eat some herbs, ginger shots, lemons.
Examples
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She loves to use basil as a herb in her cooking.
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All will be food: the buoyant scent of herbs, sweet broth, bright water, her voice.
Fiction book (1993) -
One August afternoon, the summer herb tour was being held in the yard.
Fiction book (1993) -
And then this must be flowers and herbs right here.
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What about an herb you enjoy smelling?
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For instance, I wanted to write a piece on growing summer herbs for my local newspaper.
Academic text (2011) -
It's like dry herbs are fine, but fresh herbs just give the food life.
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So my first tip is to add more herbs and spices to your cooking.
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I'm very interested in growing culinary herbs, for instance.
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Near the garage, Matilda established a large vegetable and herb garden surrounded by a five-foot-high fence.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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An evergreen bush with narrow leaves used to add flavor to food
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A plant with strong smelling leaves used to flavor food
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A green plant with a strong smell used in cooking
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A small green plant with flat or curly leaves used to add flavor to food
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A grey-green plant with leaves that have a strong smell and add flavor to food
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A small plant with a strong smell whose leaves are used to flavor food
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An herb with narrow leaves used to add a fresh, slightly sweet taste to food
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A garden herb with minty leaves used to make tea and flavor food
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Fresh green leaves that add flavor to food
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A garden herb with fresh minty leaves used in food and tea
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A flowering plant with sweet white or pink flowers that grows in meadows
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A garden plant with scented leaves and colorful flowers used for cooking or medicine
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A plant whose leaves are used as medicine, in tea, or in food
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A green herb with a strong smell used to flavor food like tomatoes
A green herb with flat leaves used to add fresh flavor to food
A small herb with green leaves used to add flavor to food
An aromatic herb with small pink or white flowers that grows in meadows and gardens
A small herb with fragrant leaves used for scent, tea, or medicine
A small herb with spicy leaves used in salads or as a garnish
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, 'grass' or 'green plant', and over time it became the name for plants used to add flavor or for medicine. Think of herbal tea or the word herbivore for a plant-eating animal to see the same root, so an herb is a plant people use for taste or healing.