noun
Idioms 1.
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
2.
such a plant when valued for its medicinal properties, flavor, scent, or the like.
3.
4.
Archaic. herbage.
5.
give it the herbs, Australian Slang. to use full power, especially in accelerating a car.
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Herb
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English herbe < Old French erbe, herbe < Latin herba
1250–1300; Middle English herbe < Old French erbe, herbe < Latin herba
Related forms
herb·less, adjective
herb·like, adjective
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World English Dictionary
herb (hɜːb, US ɜːrb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a seed-bearing plant whose aerial parts do not persist above ground at the end of the growing season; herbaceous plant |
| 2. | a. any of various usually aromatic plants, such as parsley, rue, and rosemary, that are used in cookery and medicine |
| b. (as modifier): a herb garden | |
| 3. | (Caribbean) a slang term for marijuana |
| [C13: from Old French herbe, from Latin herba grass, green plants] | |
| 'herblike | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
herb
late 13c., erbe, from O.Fr. erbe, from L. herba "grass, herb." Refashioned after Latin since 15c., but the h- was mute until 19c. Herbaceous is from 1640s.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
herb  (ûrb) Pronunciation Key
A flowering plant whose stem does not produce woody tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season. Both grasses and forbs are herbs. herbaceous adjective (hûr-bā'shəs, ûr-) |
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Slang Dictionary
herb definitionand erb
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Herb definition
(1.) Heb. 'eseb, any green plant; herbage (Gen. 1:11, 12, 29, 30; 2:5; 3:18, etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage (Amos 7:1, 2). (2.) _Yarak_, green; any green thing; foliage of trees (2 Kings 19:26; Ps. 37:2); a plant; herb (Deut. 11:10). (3.) _Or_, meaning "light" In Isa. 26:19 it means "green herbs;" in 2 Kings 4:39 probably the fruit of some plant. (4.) _Merorim_, plural, "bitter herbs," eaten by the Israelites at the Passover (Ex. 12:8; Num. 9:11). They were bitter plants of various sorts, and referred symbolically to the oppression in Egypt.
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Example sentences from the web
A drug, herb, or other agent administered as a strong laxative is termed a cathartic.
As a herb, sage is considered to have a slight peppery flavour.
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