Antonyms for herb

Grammar : Noun

Spell : urb or, esp. British, hurb

Phonetic Transcription : ɜrb or, esp. British, hɜrb

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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