herb


Definition: Meaning of, herb in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / həːb /

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herb herbs
[countable]
  1. a small plant that is used to improve the taste of food, or to make medicine
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herb used in phrases

  • Herb Simon (noun)
    1. 1916-2001 united States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science
  • balsam herb (noun)
    1. tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavouring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
  • healing herb (noun)
    1. leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked
  • herb Christopher (noun)
    1. a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
  • herb Paris (noun)
    1. european herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
  • herb bennet (noun)
    1. hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
  • herb doctor (noun)
    1. a therapist who heals by the use of herbs
  • herb garden (noun)
    1. a garden for growing herbs
  • herb mercury (noun)
    1. eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
  • herb of grace (noun)
    1. european strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
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