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herb

 
Noun herb has 2 senses
  1. herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    --1 is a kind of vascular plant, tracheophyte
    --1 has parts: vegetable, veggie
    --1 has particulars:
     barrenwort, bishop's hat, Epimedium grandiflorum; mayapple, May apple, wild mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum; buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup; goldthread, golden thread, Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica; winter aconite, Eranthis hyemalis; hepatica, liverleaf; goldenseal, golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, Hydrastis Canadensis; false rue anemone, false rue, Isopyrum biternatum; giant buttercup, Laccopetalum giganteum; false bugbane, Trautvetteria carolinensis; globeflower, globe flower; legume, leguminous plant; clover, trefoil; periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea; arum, aroid; ginseng, nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng; American ginseng, sang, Panax quinquefolius; wild ginger; heartleaf, heart-leaf, Asarum shuttleworthii; caryophyllaceous plant; mouse-ear chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse ear, clammy chickweed, chickweed; drypis; coral necklace, Illecebrum verticullatum; chickweed; New Zealand spinach, Tetragonia tetragonioides, Tetragonia expansa; amaranth; thorny amaranth, Amaranthus spinosus; red fox, Celosia argentea; cockscomb, common cockscomb, Celosia cristata, Celosia argentea cristata; cottonweed; goosefoot; orach, orache; halogeton, Halogeton glomeratus; barilla, Halogeton souda; glasswort, samphire, Salicornia europaea; pokeweed; purslane; rock purslane; Indian lettuce; spiderflower, cleome; clammyweed, Polanisia graveolens, Polanisia dodecandra; crucifer, cruciferous plant; stonecress, stone cress; horseradish, horse radish, red cole, Armoracia rusticana; hoary alison, hoary alyssum, Berteroa incana; sea-rocket, Cakile maritima; sea kale, sea cole, Crambe maritima; tansy mustard, Descurainia pinnata; wall rocket, Diplotaxis muralis, Diplotaxis tenuifolia; white rocket, Diplotaxis erucoides; draba; rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa; tansy-leaved rocket, Hugueninia tanacetifolia, Sisymbrium tanacetifolia; woad; bladderpod; honesty, silver dollar, money plant, satin flower, satinpod, Lunaria annua; bladderpod; chamois cress, Pritzelago alpina, Lepidium alpina; hedge mustard, Sisymbrium officinale; fringepod, lacepod; bladderpod; prickly poppy, argemone, white thistle, devil's fig; bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis; fumitory, fumewort, fumeroot, Fumaria officinalis; bleeding heart, lyreflower, lyre-flower, Dicentra spectabilis; Dutchman's breeches, Dicentra cucullaria; squirrel corn, Dicentra canadensis; achillea; white snakeroot, white sanicle, Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium rugosum; pellitory, pellitory-of-Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum; andryala; ladies' tobacco, lady's tobacco, Antennaria plantaginifolia; cat's foot, cat's feet, pussytoes, Antennaria dioica; arnica; lamb succory, dwarf nipplewort, Arnoseris minima; ayapana, Ayapana triplinervis, Eupatorium aya-pana; balsamroot; Indian plantain; safflower, false saffron, Carthamus tinctorius; chamomile, camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis, Anthemis nobilis; chaenactis; chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus; endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia; coreopsis, tickseed, tickweed, tick-weed; leopard's-bane, leopardbane; globe thistle; elephant's-foot; tassel flower, Emilia coccinea, Emilia javanica, Emilia flammea, Cacalia javanica, Cacalia lutea; tassel flower, Emilia sagitta; hemp agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum; dog fennel, Eupatorium capillifolium; Joe-Pye weed, spotted Joe-Pye weed, Eupatorium maculatum; boneset, agueweed, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum; Joe-Pye weed, purple boneset, trumpet weed, marsh milkweed, Eupatorium purpureum; gumweed, gum plant, tarweed, rosinweed; vegetable sheep, sheep plant, Haastia pulvinaris; sneezeweed; hawkweed; alpine coltsfoot, Homogyne alpina, Tussilago alpina; inula; krigia; lettuce; leopard plant; tarweed; sweet false chamomile, wild chamomile, German chamomile, Matricaria recutita, Matricaria chamomilla; pineapple weed, rayless chamomile, Matricaria matricarioides; rattlesnake root; lion's foot, gall of the earth, Nabalus serpentarius, Prenanthes serpentaria; butterweed; golden groundsel, golden ragwort, Packera aurea, Senecio aureus; butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris; winter heliotrope, sweet coltsfoot, Petasites fragrans; sweet coltsfoot, Petasites sagitattus; hawkweed; stevia; rattlesnake root, Prenanthes purpurea; pteropogon, Pteropogon humboltianum; fleabane, feabane mullet, Pulicaria dysenterica; sheep plant, vegetable sheep, Raoulia lutescens, Raoulia australis; creeping zinnia, Sanvitalia procumbens; costusroot, Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa; black salsify, viper's grass, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica; sawwort, Serratula tinctoria; milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, holy thistle, blessed thistle, Silybum marianum; stevia; costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamita; camphor dune tansy, Tanacetum camphoratum; pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium; feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, Chrysanthemum parthenium; dandelion, blowball; salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius; wild vanilla, Trilisa odoratissima; scentless camomile, scentless false camomile, scentless mayweed, scentless hayweed, corn mayweed, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Matricaria inodorum; turfing daisy, Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii, Matricaria oreades; turfing daisy, Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii, Matricaria tchihatchewii; coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara; ironweed, vernonia; loasa; campanula, bellflower; primrose, primula; pimpernel; sea milkwort, sea trifoly, black saltwort, Glaux maritima; loosestrife; plumbago; gramineous plant, graminaceous plant; herbage, pasturage; bur reed; lobelia; okra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus; vegetable; simple; galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata; wintergreen, pyrola; pipsissewa, prince's pine; one-flowered wintergreen, one-flowered pyrola, Moneses uniflora, Pyrola uniflora; columbo, American columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plant, American gentian; green gentian, Frasera speciosa, Swertia speciosa; marsh felwort, Swertia perennia; bloodwort; kangaroo paw, kangaroo's-foot, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii; willowherb; evening primrose; canna; maranta; banana, banana tree; Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana, Ensete ventricosum, Musa ensete; bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae; ginger; turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica; grains of paradise, Guinea grains, Guinea pepper, melagueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta; cardamom, cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum; reseda; viola; false nettle, bog hemp; pellitory-of-the-wall, wall pellitory, pellitory, Parietaria difussa; kniphofia, tritoma, flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower; asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales; asparagus fern, Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus; aspidistra, cast-iron plant, bar-room plant, Aspidistra elatio; climbing onion, Bowiea volubilis; plantain lily, day lily; herb Paris, Paris quadrifolia; pia, Indian arrowroot, Tacca leontopetaloides, Tacca pinnatifida; flax; wild senna, Senna marilandica, Cassia marilandica; kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria; crotalaria, rattlebox; prairie mimosa, prickle-weed, Desmanthus ilinoensis; goat's rue, goat rue, Galega officinalis; licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra; wild licorice, wild liquorice, American licorice, American liquorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota; winged pea, asparagus pea, Lotus tetragonolobus; medic, medick, trefoil; sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia; shamrock pea, Parochetus communis; breadroot, Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, pomme de prairie, Psoralea esculenta; bush pea; bird's foot trefoil, Trigonella ornithopodioides; fenugreek, Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum; plantain; buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentum; rhubarb, rhubarb plant; dock, sorrel, sour grass; spiderwort, dayflower; pineapple, pineapple plant, Ananas comosus; agrimonia, agrimony; strawberry; salad burnet, burnet bloodwort, pimpernel, Poterium sanguisorba; bedstraw; feverroot, horse gentian, tinker's root, wild coffee, Triostium perfoliatum; teasel, teazel, teasle; jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis; geranium; oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel; rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens; fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba; nasturtium; carnivorous plant; Australian pitcher plant, Cephalotus follicularis; sedum; saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil; astilbe; bergenia; umbrella plant, Indian rhubarb, Darmera peltata, Peltiphyllum peltatum; alumroot, alumbloom; miterwort, mitrewort, bishop's cap; suksdorfia; foamflower, coolwart, false miterwort, false mitrewort, Tiarella cordifolia; pickaback plant, piggyback plant, youth-on-age, Tolmiea menziesii; polemonium; phlox; acanthus; borage, tailwort, Borago officinalis; common amsinckia, Amsinckia intermedia; large-flowered fiddleneck, Amsinckia grandiflora; anchusa; Chinese forget-me-not, Cynoglossum amabile; hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum officinale; hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum virginaticum; blueweed, blue devil, blue thistle, viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare; stickweed; gromwell, Lithospermum officinale; puccoon, Lithospermum caroliniense; hoary puccoon, Indian paint, Lithospermum canescens; Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginica; garden forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica; forget-me-not, mouse ear, Myosotis scorpiodes; false gromwell; comfrey, cumfrey; gesneria; waterleaf; yellow bells, California yellow bells, whispering bells, Emmanthe penduliflora; nemophila; baby blue-eyes, Nemophila menziesii; fiesta flower, Pholistoma auritum, Nemophila aurita; basil thyme, basil balm, mother of thyme, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos; giant hyssop; bugle, bugleweed; black horehound, black archangel, fetid horehound, stinking horehound, Ballota nigra; wood mint; calamint; wild basil, cushion calamint, Clinopodium vulgare, Satureja vulgaris; horse balm, horseweed, stoneroot, stone-root, richweed, stone root, Collinsonia canadensis; coleus, flame nettle; dragonhead, dragon's head, Dracocephalum parviflorum; elsholtzia; hemp nettle, dead nettle, Galeopsis tetrahit; pennyroyal, American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides; hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis; dead nettle; dagga, Cape dagga, red dagga, wilde dagga, Leonotis leonurus; lion's-ear, Leonotis nepetaefolia, Leonotis nepetifolia; motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca; bugleweed, Lycopus virginicus; water horehound, Lycopus americanus; gipsywort, gypsywort, Lycopus europaeus; origanum; horehound; lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis; mint; yerba buena, Micromeria chamissonis, Micromeria douglasii, Satureja douglasii; savory, Micromeria juliana; molucca balm, bells of Ireland, Molucella laevis; monarda, wild bergamot; mustang mint, Monardella lanceolata; catmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria; basil; beefsteak plant, Perilla frutescens crispa; physostegia; self-heal, heal all, Prunella vulgaris; mountain mint; rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis; sage, salvia; savory; blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed, Scutellaria lateriflora; hedge nettle, dead nettle, Stachys sylvatica; hedge nettle, Stachys palustris; thyme; martynia, Martynia annua; sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum; common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica; sand devil's claw, Proboscidea arenaria, Martynia arenaria; sweet unicorn plant, Proboscidea fragrans, Martynia fragrans; false foxglove, Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia; false foxglove, Aureolaria virginica, Gerardia virginica; foxglove, digitalis; mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant; eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena; belladonna, deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna; henbane, black henbane, stinking nightshade, Hyoscyamus niger; Egyptian henbane, Hyoscyamus muticus; tomato, love apple, tomato plant, Lycopersicon esculentum; mandrake, devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum; apple of Peru, shoo fly, Nicandra physaloides; tobacco; cupflower, nierembergia; ground cherry, husk tomato; salpiglossis; Scopolia carniolica; herb mercury, herbs mercury, boys-and-girls, Mercurialis annua; dog's mercury, dog mercury, Mercurialis perennis; spurge nettle, tread-softly, devil nettle, pica-pica, Cnidoscolus urens, Jatropha urens, Jatropha stimulosus; umbellifer, umbelliferous plant; dill, Anethum graveolens; angelica, angelique; chervil, beaked parsley, Anthriscus cereifolium; cow parsley, wild chervil, Anthriscus sylvestris; wild celery, Apium graveolens; celery, cultivated celery, Apium graveolens dulce; celeriac, celery root, knob celery, root celery, turnip-rooted celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum; astrantia, masterwort; caraway, Carum carvi; earthnut, Conopodium denudatum; coriander, coriander plant, Chinese parsley, cilantro, Coriandrum sativum; cumin, Cuminum cyminum; carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa; button snakeroot, Eryngium aquaticum; fennel; cow parsnip, hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium; lovage, Levisticum officinale; sweet cicely, Myrrhis odorata; parsnip, Pastinaca sativa; parsley, Petroselinum crispum; anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum; sanicle, snakeroot; moon carrot, stone parsley; stone parsley, Sison amomum; Alexander, Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum; corn salad; wort; peperomia; yerba mansa, Anemopsis californica; asclepiad; milkweed, silkweed; stapelia, carrion flower, starfish flower
  2. herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
    --2 is a kind of
    flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
    --2 has particulars:
     fines herbes; basil, sweet basil; bay leaf; borage; hyssop; caraway; chervil; chives; comfrey, healing herb; coriander, Chinese parsley, cilantro; costmary; fennel, common fennel; lemon balm; lovage; marjoram, oregano; mint; parsley; rosemary; rue; sage; savory, savoury; sweet woodruff, waldmeister; sweet cicely; tarragon, estragon; thyme; angelica; dill, dill weed; tea, tea leaf
heralding heraldist heraldry heralds herals herat heratige heray herb herb antonym herb bennet herb christopher herb doctor herb garden herb mercury herb of grace herb paris

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