herb
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herb¹
- /hɜːb/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
- /(h)ɝb/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)b
Where it comes from
From Middle English herbe, erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba. Initial h was restored to the spelling in the 15th century on the basis of Latin, but it remained mute until the 19th century and still is for many speakers. Doublet of yerba.
noun herbs
- A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season.
- Grass; herbage. flocks grazing the tender herb
- Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
- A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine. If any medicinal herbs used by witches were supposedly evil, then how come people from at least the past benefited from the healing properties of such herbs?
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Cannabis.
The room was thick and sour with the smell of herb.
Similar: grass, weed, bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha
- (always with pronounced /h/) A lame or uncool person. George (AO) describes the tie between fighting and respect: 'Cause some people could come up to you and say, “Ah, he's a herb, he can't fight. He's nothing.”
Herb²
- /hɜː(ɹ)b/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)b
proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Herbert. Herb and Greta poured through “name” books and the only name they could agree on was “Rosalie.” Greta told Herb that she didn't want her daughter's name to end in a “lie,” and so they named her Rosalee.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: herbaceous plant, vanilla, dill, thyme, grass, spice, daisy, weed, leaf, plant, herbaceous, indigo, marijuana, turf, pot, spliff
Translations
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noun plant used to flavour food
| Español | hierba culinaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 향초 hyangcho |
| 日本語 | 香草 kōsō, ハーブ hābu |
| 中文 | 香草 xiāngcǎo |
| हिन्दी | जड़ी बूटी jaṛī būṭī |
| Português | erva, tempero |
| Français | herbe aromatique |
| Deutsch | Küchenkraut |
| Italiano | erba aromatica, erba |
| Ελληνικά | μυρωδικό myrodikó |
| Română | verdețuri |
| Русский | трава́ travá, тра́вы trávy, расте́ние rasténije |
| Tiếng Việt | cỏ, cây thảo |
| עברית | יֶרֶק yereq, עֵשֶׂב |
noun plant used in medicine
| Español | planta medicinal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 약초 yakcho |
| 日本語 | 薬草 yakusō |
| 中文 | 草藥 /草药 cǎoyào |
| हिन्दी | औषध auṣadh |
| Português | erva medicinal |
| Français | herbe médicinale |
| Deutsch | Heilkraut |
| Italiano | erba medicinale |
| Ελληνικά | βότανο vótano |
| Русский | трава́ travá, тра́вы trávy, расте́ние rasténije |
| Tiếng Việt | dược thảo |
| العربية | عُشْبَة طِبِّيَّة ʕušba ṭibbiyya |
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title = {herb},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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