herborist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of herborist
< Middle French herboriste, irregular < Latin herb ( a ) herb + Middle French -iste -ist
Example Sentences
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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.
From BusinessWeek
Herborist: In 2005, the Herborist beauty brand was distributed through department stores across China with sales of 100 million euros.
From Forbes
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.
From BusinessWeek
The author almost always rejects the Greek recipes, and doctors as an herborist....
From Project Gutenberg
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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