herborist

[hur-ber-ist, ur-]

noun

1. herbalist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of herborist¹

< Middle French herboriste, irregular < Latin herb ( a ) herb + Middle French -iste -ist

Example Sentences

Shanghai Jahwa, whose products include shampoos and kitchen cleaners, is trying to sell more high-end Made-in-China products under its Herborist brand, which is based on Chinese medicine and is sold in 1,200 stores across the country.

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Herborist: In 2005, the Herborist beauty brand was distributed through department stores across China with sales of 100 million euros.

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The stake sale will help free Shanghai Jahwa United, maker of Herborist brand beauty products and GF men’s cosmetics, from government-imposed constraints of investing only in the industry, Ge said.

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The author almost always rejects the Greek recipes, and doctors as an herborist....

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Modern superstition is woven into the beautiful scene, where Hadda Padda, with heroically mastered despair, meets the herborist who talks of her plants in a calm poetic manner, reminiscent of the way Ophelia speaks of the flowers she has picked and collected.

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