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herb

43 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. herb (noun)
  2. herb Barbara (noun)
  3. herb bennet (noun)
  4. herb Christopher (noun)
  5. herb doctor (noun)
  6. herb Gerard (noun)
  7. herb lily (noun)
  8. herb mercury (noun)
  9. herb of grace (noun)
  10. herb-of-the-cross (noun)
  11. herb Paris (noun)
  12. herb patience (noun)
  13. herb Robert (noun)
  14. herb Saint Barbara (noun)
  15. herb sherard (noun)
  16. herb Sophia (noun)
  17. herb tobacco (noun)
  18. herb trinity (noun)
  19. asthma herb (noun)
  20. balsam herb (noun)
  21. bitter herb (noun)
  22. death herb (noun)
  23. death's-herb (noun)
  24. felon herb (noun)
  25. fuller's herb (noun)
  26. golden willow herb (noun)
  27. great willow herb (noun)
  28. hairy willow herb (noun)
  29. healing herb (noun)
  30. holy herb (noun)

herb

noun, often attributive
\ˈərb, US also & British usually ˈhərb\

Definition of HERB

1
: a seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season
2
: a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities
3
slang : marijuana 2
— herb·like \ˈ(h)ərb-ˌlīk\ adjective
— herby \ˈ(h)ər-bē\ adjective
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Examples of HERB

  1. a dish seasoned with chopped fresh herbs
  2. rosemary, sage, and other herbs

Origin of HERB

Middle English herbe, from Anglo-French, from Latin herba
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Drug/Tobacco Terms

controlled, flake, key, sodden

Rhymes with HERB

blurb, curb, kerb, Serb, verb

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