herbal
Americanadjective
noun
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a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
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a herbarium.
adjective
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of or relating to herbs, usually culinary or medicinal herbs
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informal interested or participating in activities relating to esoteric philosophies, traditional remedies, etc
noun
Etymology
Origin of herbal
First recorded in 1510–20, herbal is from the Medieval Latin word herbālis of, belonging to grass or herbs. See herb, -al 1
Vocabulary lists containing herbal
Example Sentences
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For me, that’s a pitcher of iced herbal tea with lemon.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
The company says it is developing traditional Chinese medicine, primarily herbal formulas, to treat autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
One group received Yueju Pill, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, along with a placebo for escitalopram.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026
As well as the traditional South American herbal drink - a favourite of Argentina footballing legend Lionel Messi - England fly-half Smith would share lifts into training with Isgro.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
She went into her room and opened the trunk, and there at the bottom were her books of fairy tales, her mother's herbal, and the medallion — Sidhean's final gift to her.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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