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- DictionaryHerb/(h)ərb/
noun
- 1. any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume: "bundles of dried herbs"
- 2. any seed-bearing plant that does not have a woody stem and dies down to the ground after flowering: "the banana plant is the world's largest herb"
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Learn the botanical and culinary meanings of herb, as well as its slang usage and etymology. See examples of herb in sentences and related words and phrases.
Herbs generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots and fruits . Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, aromatic and in some cases, spiritual.
Learn the meaning of herb as a type of plant with a soft stem, used in cooking and medicine. See how to use herb in sentences and collocations with other words.
Learn the meaning of herb as a type of plant used in cooking and medicine, with examples and collocations. Find out how to pronounce herb and see translations in different languages.
noun. a seed-bearing plant whose aerial parts do not persist above ground at the end of the growing season; herbaceous plant. any of various usually aromatic plants, such as parsley, rue, and rosemary, that are used in cookery and medicine. ( as modifier ) a herb garden. a slang term for marijuana.
An herb is a plant that has a soft rather than a woody stem, and it tends to have a unique taste or smell. There are many kinds of plants, but one that you've likely seen mentioned on a menu or ad for a medical treatment is the herb.
Learn the meaning of herb as a plant used for food, medicine or smell, and see examples of herbs and herb gardens. Find out more about herb in the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
