Antonyms for herb


Grammar : Noun
Spell : urb or, esp. British, hurb
Phonetic Transcription : Éœrb or, esp. British, hÉœrb


Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for herb

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