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herb
1[ urbor, especially British, hurb ]
Herb
2[ hurb ]
noun
- a male given name, form of Herbert.
herb
/ ɜːrb; hɜːb /
noun
- 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
herb
- A flowering plant whose stem does not produce woody tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season. Both grasses and forbs are herbs.
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- · adjective
- · adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of herb1
Word History and Origins
Origin of herb1
Idioms and Phrases
- give it the herbs, Australian Slang. to use full power, especially in accelerating a car.
Example Sentences
Every ingredient adds something essential: garlic for punch, cheese for salinity, herbs for color and base flavor, nuts for richness, oil for body.
But handheld dry herb vaporizers offer a notable step up in flavor, convenience, and discretion.
With dainty sprouts peaking up through rich soil beds and the overflowing pots of fresh herbs, this season is a delight.
I experimented: sundried tomato, a hit of Sriracha, chopped herbs—each variation fed the obsession.
As the weather thaws and April showers make their return, I feel called to incorporate more herbs into my dishes.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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