Synonyms for herb
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : urb or, esp. British, hurb |
| Phonetic Transcription : Éœrb or, esp. British, hÉœrb |
Top 10 synonyms for herb Other synonyms for the word herb
- Acapulco gold
- additive
- annual
- biennial
- bud
- bush
- cluster
- creeper
- crops
- cutting
- distillation
- doobie
- edible
- efflorescence
- essence
- flavor
- floret
- floweret
- flowers
- ganja
- grasses
- green
- greenery
- greens
- hash
- hashish
- head
- hemp
- herb
- herbaceous plant
- herbage
- herbs
- inflorescence
- joint
- legume
- loco weed
- maryjane
- Maui wowie
- Panama red
- pepper
- perennial
- plants
- pompon
- posy
- produce
- pungency
- quintessence
- reefer
- relish
- roach
- root
- salad
- salt
- saplings
- sauce
- seasoning
- seedling
- shoot
- shrub
- shrubs
- sinsemilla
- slip
- spice
- spike
- spirit
- spray
- sprout
- tea
- tincture
- tree
- trees
- truck
- vegetables
- verdure
- vine
- weed
- yellow
- zest
Définition of herb
Origin :- c.1300, erbe "non-woody plant," from Old French erbe "grass, herb, plant" (12c.), from Latin herba "grass, an herb, herbage, turf." Refashioned after Latin since 15c., but the h- was mute until 19c. Slang meaning "marijuana" is attested from 1960s.
- As in marijuana : noun grass, pot
- As in plant : noun organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom
- As in seasoning : noun flavoring for food
- As in vegetable : noun edible part of plant
- As in vegetation : noun plant life
- As in seasoner : noun flavoring
- As in flavoring : noun spice, extract added to food
- As in flower : noun bloom of a plant
- Mary put her patient "to-rights," and set some herb drink on the back of the stove.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- She made a feint of accepting the herb, and then pointed to him and to the road.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- And I crossed the water on the shoe, picked the herb and ate it.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- The dispelling of the charm was just the natural physical action of the herb.
- Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
- A curious instance of the value of the herb in this respect occurred in 1760.
- Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
- Says one, 'It is an herb of Mars, and under the sign Aries.'
- Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
- Take a quantity of the herb, according to the intended strength of the liquor, and infuse it for half an hour in the boiling wort.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- Probably some special shrub or herb which they like grows there and nowhere else.
- Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
- I say, Herb, are you really dead sure that Barville will win this afternoon?
- Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
- "Maybe it is trouble, at that," Herb said tightly, without turning around.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
Antonyms for herb
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