'Herb' definitions:
Definition of 'herb'
(from WordNet)
noun
A plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests [syn: herb, herbaceous plant]
noun
Aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
Definition of 'Herb'
From: GCIDE
- Herb \Herb\ ([~e]rb or h[~e]rb; 277), n. [OE. herbe, erbe, OF. herbe, erbe, F. herbe, L. herba; perh. akin to Gr. forbh` food, pasture, fe`rbein to feed.]
- 1. A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Annual herbs live but one season; biennial herbs flower the second season, and then die; perennial herbs produce new stems year after year. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Grass; herbage. [1913 Webster]
- And flocks Grazing the tender herb. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Herb bennet. (Bot.) See Bennet.
- Herb Christopher (Bot.), an herb (Act[ae]a spicata), whose root is used in nervous diseases; the baneberry. The name is occasionally given to other plants, as the royal fern, the wood betony, etc.
- Herb Gerard (Bot.), the goutweed; -- so called in honor of St. Gerard, who used to be invoked against the gout. --Dr. Prior.
- Herb grace, or Herb of grace. (Bot.) See Rue.
- Herb Margaret (Bot.), the daisy. See Marguerite.
- Herb Paris (Bot.), an Old World plant related to the trillium (Paris quadrifolia), commonly reputed poisonous.
- Herb Robert (Bot.), a species of Geranium ({Geranium Robertianum}.) [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'herb'
From: Easton
- Herb
- Heb. 'eseb, any green plant; herbage (Gen. 1:11, 12, 29, 30; 2:5; 3:18, etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage (Amos 7:1, 2).
- _Yarak_, green; any green thing; foliage of trees (2 Kings 19:26; Ps. 37:2); a plant; herb (Deut. 11:10).
- _Or_, meaning "light" In Isa. 26:19 it means "green herbs;" in 2 Kings 4:39 probably the fruit of some plant.
- _Merorim_, plural, "bitter herbs," eaten by the Israelites at the Passover (Ex. 12:8; Num. 9:11). They were bitter plants of various sorts, and referred symbolically to the oppression in Egypt.
Synonyms of 'herb'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- algae,
- angelica,
- autophyte,
- balm,
- balsam,
- basil,
- bean,
- belladonna,
- boneset,
- borage,
- bracken,
- brown algae,
- burning bush,
- calendula,
- caraway,
- cardamom,
- castor-oil plant,
- chervil,
- chicory,
- climber,
- clover,
- conferva,
- confervoid,
- coriander,
- creeper,
- Cretan dittany,
- deadly nightshade,
- death camas,
- diatom,
- dill,
- dittany,
- drops,
- drug,
- electuary,
- elixir,
- ethical drug,
- fennel,
- fern,
- feverroot,
- figwort,
- fruits and vegetables,
- fucus,
- fungus,
- gas plant,
- generic name,
- ginseng,
- grapevine,
- green algae,
- gulfweed,
- hemp,
- henbane,
- herbs,
- heterophyte,
- horehound,
- hyssop,
- inhalant,
- ivy,
- kelp,
- legume,
- lentil,
- liana,
- lichen,
- lincture,
- linctus,
- liverwort,
- mandrake,
- marijuana,
- marjoram,
- materia medica,
- mayapple,
- medicament,
- medication,
- medicinal,
- medicinal herbs,
- medicine,
- mint,
- mixture,
- mold,
- monkshood,
- moss,
- mullein,
- mushroom,
- mustard,
- nonprescription drug,
- officinal,
- oregano,
- origanum,
- parasite,
- parasitic plant,
- parsley,
- patent medicine,
- pea,
- peppermint,
- perthophyte,
- pharmacon,
- physic,
- phytoplankton,
- planktonic algae,
- plant families,
- powder,
- preparation,
- prescription drug,
- proprietary,
- proprietary medicine,
- proprietary name,
- puffball,
- pulse,
- red algae,
- rockweed,
- rosemary,
- rue,
- rust,
- sage,
- saprophyte,
- sargasso,
- sargassum,
- savory,
- sea lentil,
- sea moss,
- sea wrack,
- seaweed,
- simples,
- smut,
- sorrel,
- spearmint,
- succulent,
- sweet woodruff,
- syrup,
- tansy,
- tarragon,
- theraputant,
- thyme,
- tisane,
- toadstool,
- tobacco,
- vegetable remedies,
- vetch,
- vine,
- wort,
- wrack
Words containing 'Herb'
- Fuller's herb,
- Herb Christopher,
- Herb Gerard,
- Herb Margaret,
- Herb Paris,
- Herb Robert,
- Herb bennet,
- Herb grace,
- Herb of grace,
- Pot herb,
- Sweet herbs,
- balsam herb,
- fines herbes,
- healing herb,
- herb doctor,
- herb garden,
- herb mercury,
- herb roberts,
- herb simon,
- herb tea,
- herbs mercury,
- herbs robert,
- Death's-herb,
- Herb-woman,
- Herb-women,
- Saint Martin's herb,
- Willow-herb,
- great willow herb,
- st. barbara's herb,
- Spiked willow-herb