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- Dictionaryherb/həːb/
noun
- 1. any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume: "bundles of dried herbs"
- 2. any seed-bearing plant that does not have a woody stem and dies down to the ground after flowering: "the banana plant is the world's largest herb"
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In botany, the term herb refers to a herbaceous plant, defined as a small, seed-bearing plant without a woody stem in which all aerial parts (i.e. above ground) die back to the ground at the end of each growing season.
The meaning of HERB is a seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season. How to use herb in a sentence.
HERB definition: 1. a type of plant whose leaves are used in cooking to give flavour to particular dishes or in…. Learn more.
HERB meaning: 1. a type of plant whose leaves are used in cooking to give flavour to particular dishes or in…. Learn more.
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.
A herb is a plant whose leaves are used in cooking to add flavour to food, or as a medicine.
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.
Herb definition: A plant whose stem does not produce woody, persistent tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season.
noun. /hɜːb/ /ɜːrb/, /hɜːrb/ a plant whose leaves, flowers or seeds are used to add taste to food, in medicines or for their pleasant smell. parsley, mint and oregano are all herbs. a herb garden. (North American English) an herb garden. Extra Examples. Topics Food b2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
HERB definition: a plant that is used in cooking to add flavour to food or used in medicines. Learn more.
