Herb
[hɜːb] or [ɝb]
Definition
(noun.) aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities.
(noun.) a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests.
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Definition
(n.) A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.
(n.) Grass; herbage.
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Definition
n. a plant the stem of which dies every year as distinguished from a tree or shrub which has a permanent stem.—adj. Herbā′ceous pertaining to or of the nature of herbs: (bot.) having a soft stem that dies to the root annually.—n. Herbage (hėrb′āj or ėrb′āj) green food for cattle: pasture: herbs collectively.—adjs. Herb′aged covered with grass; Herb′al pertaining to herbs.—n. a book containing descriptions of plants with medicinal properties orig. of all plants.—ns. Herb′alist one who makes collections of herbs or plants: one skilled in plants; Herb′ar (Spens.) an herb; Herbā′rian a herbalist; Herbā′rium a classified collection of preserved herbs or plants:—pl. Herbā′riums Herbā′ria; Herb′ary a garden of herbs; Herb′-benn′et (see Avens).—adjs. Herbes′cent growing into herbs becoming herbaceous; Herbif′erous bearing herbs.—n. Herb′ist a herbalist.—n.pl. Herbiv′ora a name loosely applied to hoofed quadrupeds.—n.sing. Herb′ivore.—adjs. Herbiv′orous eating or living on herbaceous plants; Herb′less.—ns. Herb′let (Shak.) a small herb; Herb′-of-grace′ or -repent′ance the common rue the vervain; Herborisā′tion the seeking for plants: (min.) the figure of plants.—v.i. Herb′orise to search for plants: to botanise.—v.t. to form plant-like figures in as in minerals.—n. Herb′orist a herbalist.—adjs. Herb′ous Herb′ose abounding with herbs.—ns. Herb′-Par′is Paris quadrifolia related to wake-robin; Herb′-Pē′ter the cowslip or primrose; Herb′-Rob′ert a common kind of geranium; Herb′-trin′ity the pansy.—adj. Herb′y of or pertaining to herbs.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of herbs, denotes that you will have vexatious cares, though some pleasures will ensue. To dream of poisonous herbs, warns you of enemies. Balm and other useful herbs, denotes satisfaction in business and warm friendships.
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Examples
- Dittany is an herb of rare medicinal power, which is found in Crete, and also in Melnos. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Maternity must forth to the streets, to the herb-makers and bakers'-queues; meets there with hunger-stricken Maternity, sympathetic, exasperative. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Each bottle contains: Extract of Lycopus Virginiana (the herb) 308 grains. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Miss Ophelia lifted out the sifting papers of sweet herbs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I found the island to be all rocky, only a little intermingled with tufts of grass, and sweet-smelling herbs. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Well has Solomon said--Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- A dinner of herbs is better than a stalled ox very often. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He had gardens made for the growing of medicinal herbs. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The court was all bestrewn with herbs and sprinkled with vinegar, as a precaution against gaol air and gaol fever. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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