herbal
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herbal
- /ˈhɜːbəl/ UK
- /ˈɝbəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)bəl
Where it comes from
borrowed from Old French herbal. By surface analysis, herb + -al
adjective herball
- Made from or with herbs. Herbal tea has a nice aroma and is good for a stuffy head.
- Made from natural herbs specifically as opposed to from synthetic materials. a herbal remedy for back-ache
noun herbals · herball
- A manual of herbs and their medical uses. The oldest printed herbal in English consequently is Banckes' Herball publishedby Richard Banckes in 1525 (as Bartholomaeus Anglicus' work was not strictly a herbal).
- An herbal supplement. I took a ride to the shopping strip at Belmont and Central and stocked up on herbals at three Polish New Age health stores.
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Closest in meaning: vegetable, herbaceous, grass, chrysanthemum, medicinal, bath, natural, herbs, botanical, vegetative, vegetal, plant-derived, plant-based, green, phyto, phytogenic
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adj made from or with herbs
| Español | herbal |
|---|---|
| Français | aux herbes, d'herbes |
| Deutsch | pflanzlich |
| Italiano | vegetale |
| Русский | травяно́й travjanój |
Talk about this word "herbal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/herbal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. herbal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/herbal "herbal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/herbal.Cite this
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title = {herbal},
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