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herbary

herbary

9.9
A place or collection of plants used for medicine
  • noun
  • /ˈhɜːrbəri/
  • Archaic
translation icon : jardín de hierbas
  • My grandmother has a beautiful herbary where she grows basil, thyme, and rosemary.

Examples

  • He visited the herbary to learn about the medicinal properties of different herbs.

  • An herbary?

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The local herbary supplies fresh herbs for the restaurant's dishes.

Synonyms

herb garden
vsherbary
5 2.0

A small garden where people grow herbs for cooking or medicine

includes both live growing plots and collections of dried plants
herbarium
vsherbary
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A collection of dried plant samples kept for study

focuses on dried plants for cooking or medicine rather than scientific study

Surface Forms

herbary singular
herbaries plural

Morphology

herbary = herb (transparent) = herb + ary

Standard formation meaning 'place/collection relating to herbs' (analogous to 'apiary' or 'aviary'), which learners can derive from 'herb' + '-ary'.

Etymology

Herbary comes from Latin herba 'herb' and an ending that means 'a place for', like in library. So a herbary can be a garden or a collection where herbs are grown or dried, which explains the meaning 'a place or collection of herbs'.