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herb
(ûrb, hûrb)n.
1. A plant whose stem does not produce woody, persistent tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season.
2. Any of various often aromatic plants used especially in medicine or as seasoning.
3. Slang Marijuana.
[Middle English herbe, from Old French erbe, from Latin herba.]
herb′y adj.
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herb
(hɜːb; US ɜːrb)n
1. (Botany) a seed-bearing plant whose aerial parts do not persist above ground at the end of the growing season; herbaceous plant
2. (Botany)
a. any of various usually aromatic plants, such as parsley, rue, and rosemary, that are used in cookery and medicine
b. (as modifier): a herb garden.
3. (Recreational Drugs) Caribbean a slang term for marijuana
[C13: from Old French herbe, from Latin herba grass, green plants]
ˈherbˌlike adj
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herb
(ɜrb; esp. Brit. hɜrb)n.
1. a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody and persistent.
2. such a plant valued for its medicinal properties, flavor, or scent.
3. Often, the herb.Slang. marijuana.
4. Archaic. herbage.
[1250–1300; Middle English herbe < Old French erbe, herbe < Latin herba]
herb′y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.
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herb
, spice, seasoning - Herbs are, technically, plants with aerial parts used for seasoning foods, and a spice (also called seasoning) is any substance used for seasoning foods; many herbs are used as spices, but not all.See also related terms for seasoning.
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| Noun | 1. |  herb - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsveg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant barrenwort, bishop's hat, Epimedium grandiflorum - slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum, wild mandrake, May apple - North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup - any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica, golden thread, goldthread - low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers Eranthis hyemalis, winter aconite - small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone hepatica, liverleaf - any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions golden seal, goldenseal, Hydrastis Canadensis, turmeric root, yellow root - perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves false rue, false rue anemone, Isopyrum biternatum - slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue giant buttercup, Laccopetalum giganteum - spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus false bugbane, Trautvetteria carolinensis - tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers globe flower, globeflower - any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae Cape periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, Madagascar periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Vinca rosea, periwinkle, old maid - commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax pseudoginseng, Panax schinseng, ginseng - Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius, sang - North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng wild ginger - low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes Asarum shuttleworthii, heartleaf, heart-leaf - wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama caryophyllaceous plant - a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae clammy chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse-ear chickweed, mouse ear, chickweed - any of various plants related to the common chickweed drypis - spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers coral necklace, Illecebrum verticullatum - glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas chickweed - any of various plants of the genus Stellaria New Zealand spinach, Tetragonia expansa, Tetragonia tetragonioides - coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves amaranth - any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food Amaranthus spinosus, thorny amaranth - erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes Celosia argentea, red fox - weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers Celosia argentea cristata, Celosia cristata, cockscomb, common cockscomb - garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers |
| 2. | herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts fines herbes - a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs; "an omelet flavored with fines herbes" sweet basil, basil - leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried bay leaf - dried leaf of the bay laurel borage - an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked hyssop - bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes caraway - leaves used sparingly in soups and stews chervil - fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach chives - cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning healing herb, comfrey - leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked costmary - leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings common fennel, fennel - leaves used for seasoning lemon balm - lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches lovage - stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers marjoram, oregano - pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets mint - the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied parsley - aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food rosemary - extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats rue - leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy sage - aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc sweet woodruff, waldmeister - fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine sweet cicely - fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs thyme - leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables angelica - aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica |
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herb
Herbs, spices and seasonings
alligator pepper, allspice, aniseed, asafoetida or asafetida, basil, bayleaf, black pepper, borage, calendula, canella, capers, caraway seed, cardamom, cassia bark, cayenne pepper, chervil, chilli, chive, cinnamon, clove, coconut, coconut milk, coriander, cress, cumin, curry powder, dill, fennel, fines herbes, five spice powder, galangal or galingale, garam masala, garlic, ginger, Kaffir lime leaf, lemon grass, mace, marjoram, mint, miso, mustard, nam pla or fish sauce, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, parsley, peppercorn, poppy seed, red pepper, rocambole, rosemary, saffron, sage, salt, savory, sesame seed, soy sauce, soya sauce, shoyu, or tamari, star anise, sunflower seed, Szechuan, Szechwan, or Sichuan peppercorns, tansy, tarragon, thyme, turmeric, wasabi, white pepperCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
bylinabylinka
krydderurtlægeurt
gyógyfûgyógynövény
kryddjurt
vaistažolėvaistažoliųžolelėžolininkas
augs
bylina
zelišče
şifalı ot
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
herb
[ˈhɜːrb] n (= plant) → herbe f herbs
npl (COOKERY) → fines herbes fpl
What herbs do you use in this sauce? → Quelles fines herbes utilisez-vous pour cette sauce?
What herbs do you use in this sauce? → Quelles fines herbes utilisez-vous pour cette sauce?
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
herb
n → Kraut nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
herb
(həːb) noun a usually small plant used to flavour food or to make medicines. herbs and spices.
ˈherbal adjective of herbs, especially herbs used to make medicines. a herbal remedy.
ˈherbalist noun a person who deals in herbs, especially those used to make medicines.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
herb
n. yerba, hierba, planta usada como condimento que se clasifica medicinal;
___ tea → infusión.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
herb
n (medical) planta medicinal, hierba or yerbaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.