herbwoman
9.5
A woman who gathers, uses, or sells plants to make medicines
- noun
- /ˈhɜrbˌwʊmən/
- Archaic
:
herbolaria
- "Now I've done what I could for the lamb," the herbwoman said, laying him down.
Examples
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Many people visit the herbwoman to buy fresh herbs for their home remedies.
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In the forest, the herbwoman collected various plants to make traditional medicine.
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The herbwoman gummed the lining of her cheeks and pursed her lips.
Fiction book (1991) -
The village herbwoman is known for her natural remedies and healing potions.
Synonyms
herbalist
vsherbwoman
9
5.5
A person who uses plants to make medicine for health
refers specifically to a female who gathers, sells, or uses herbs
herb doctor
vsherbwoman
6.8
A person who uses plant medicines to treat illnesses
includes selling or gathering herbs and not only formal illness treatment
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Herbwoman joins herb, meaning 'a plant used for medicine or cooking', and woman. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a woman with a basket of healing plants, so a herbwoman is a woman who gathers, sells, or uses herbs to make remedies and heal people.