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herb
1[ urbor, especially British, hurb ]
Herb
2[ hurb ]
noun
- a male given name, form of Herbert.
herb
/ ɜːrb; hɜːb /
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
herb
/ ûrb /
- A flowering plant whose stem does not produce woody tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season. Both grasses and forbs are herbs.
Derived Forms
- ˈherbˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- herb·less adjective
- herb·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of herb1
Word History and Origins
Origin of herb1
Idioms and Phrases
- give it the herbs, Australian Slang. to use full power, especially in accelerating a car.
Example Sentences
A month before his sacking, he had warned against using traditional means of treating patients for Covid, such as inhaling boiled herbs, saying this would block the respiratory system.
A light touch of herbs, some seasonings and a bright pop of fresh lemon juice, and you have a most brilliant concoction, a concoction that is now as much of a Creole classic as gumbo.
A vegan who smokes medicinal herbs and has no time for Midwestern niceties, Robyn has had many lives.
All the while you’re wearing a heated eye mask and your feet are soaking in a warm bath infused with Chinese herbs.
Other collections run the gamut, from a mix of poppies to culinary herbs, or easy-to-grow vegetable seeds for the beginning gardener.
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