Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A plant whose stem does not produce woody, persistent tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season.
- noun Any of various often aromatic plants used especially in medicine or as seasoning.
- noun Slang Marijuana.
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- noun Any
green ,leafy plant , orparts thereof, used toflavor orseason food. - noun
Plant whoseroots , leaves orseeds , etc. are used inmedicine . - noun slang, euphemistic
Marijuana . - noun botany A plant whose
stem is notwoody and does not persist beyond each growing season
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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In the parlance of herbal medicine, the term herb applies to any plant or plant part that is used to make medicinal preparations.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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In the parlance of herbal medicine, the term herb applies to any plant or plant part that is used to make medicinal preparations.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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The word herb has usually been used to refer to any plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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The word herb has usually been used to refer to any plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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The word herb has usually been used to refer to any plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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The word herb has usually been used to refer to any plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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It's funny how "herb" is the last thing that comes to mind when I see the word "pot" ... and how it is the first thing that you think of on seeing the same word.
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This choice, seed-free herb is known as sinsemilla (Spanish for "without seed").
Boutique buds: What underground mom-and-pop growers did while we debated legalization Adrian Higgins 2010
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The inferior dope produced by criminal organizations typically contains stems, leaves and seedy buds and the rankest herb is combined with filler and pressed into bricks.
Boutique buds: What underground mom-and-pop growers did while we debated legalization Adrian Higgins 2010
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Practitioners take herbs that create symptoms superficially similar to those produced by a disease or ailment and then dilute them until nothing but water and a "memory" of the herb is left.
Nightmare Advice on Allergies Steve Carper 2008
sionnach commented on the word herb
German for bitter, or dry, in the case of wine
January 9, 2008
goatboy commented on the word herb
With a silent "h" in the States
January 29, 2008
yarb commented on the word herb
I love pronouncing it the American way. Errrrrrb!
January 30, 2008
Niki12 commented on the word herb
ARRRRGH I really really dislike it when people drop the "h" from the word "herb". Sorry, it's just wrong. Americans, guys, you can pronounce your "h", you say "holiday" and "happy without silencing the "h". There are only certain specific words that start with a silent "h" and herb really really is not one of them.
August 9, 2010
yarb commented on the word herb
Errrrrb!
August 9, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word herb
*scans the room for signs of sionnach*
When the h is important enough to be capitalized, we recognize it. Otherwise it wouldn't be a proper Capitonym, would it?
August 9, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word herb
Errrrrrb!
By the way, speaking of "h," "an historian" drives me batshit. It's "a historian."
Errrrrrb!
August 9, 2010
bilby commented on the word herb
Were you looking for Herb?
August 10, 2010
reesetee commented on the word herb
Errrrrrb!
Oh, excuse me.
August 14, 2010
trochee commented on the word herb
also, in street slang, a square, doofus, dork, or neb. "That guy is such a herb, he wore his pocket-protector to the club."
August 25, 2010
yarb commented on the word herb
Cool. What's a pocket-protector?
August 25, 2010