potherb

American  

[pot-urb, -hurb] / ˈpɒtˌɜrb, -ˌhɜrb /

noun

1. any leafy green vegetable prepared as food by cooking in a pot, such as spinach, or herb added as seasoning in cooking, such as thyme.

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potherb British  

/ ˈpɒtˌhɜːb /

noun

1. any plant having leaves, flowers, stems, etc, that are used in cooking for seasoning and flavouring or are eaten as a vegetable

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Etymology

Origin of potherb

First recorded in 1530–40; pot ¹ + herb

Example Sentences

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potherb

In fields here, a wild strong smelling Umbellifera occurs, called Dhunnea, used as a potherb, and esteemed very fragrant by the natives. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith

Frugal European peasants use them as a potherb or salad.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Neltje Blanchan

By making a gift under the constellation Jyeshtha, of the potherb called Kalasaka with the roots, one attains to great prosperity as also to such an end as is desirable.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Germans use both roots and tops for cooking; the former as a boiled vegetable, the latter as a potherb.

From Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by M. G. (Maurice Grenville) Kains

Thymus vulgaris.—This is a well-known potherb used in broths and various modes of cookery: it is propagated by seeds and cuttings early in the spring.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury