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English noun: herb

1. herb (plant) a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests


Synonymsherbaceous plant


Broader (hypernym)tracheophyte, vascular plant


Narrower (hyponym)Abelmoschus esculentus, Abyssinian banana, acanthus, achillea, Acinos arvensis, Aframomum melegueta, Ageratina altissima, agrimonia, agrimony, agueweed, alecost, Alexander, Alexanders, alpine coltsfoot, alumbloom, alumroot, amaranth, Amaranthus spinosus, American columbo, American gentian, American ginseng, American licorice, American liquorice, American pennyroyal, Amsinckia grandiflora, Amsinckia intermedia, Anacyclus pyrethrum, Ananas comosus, anchusa, andryala, Anemopsis californica, Anethum graveolens, angelica, angelique, Anigozanthus manglesii, anise, anise plant, Antennaria dioica, Antennaria plantaginifolia, Anthemis nobilis, Anthriscus cereifolium, Anthriscus sylvestris, Anthyllis vulneraria, Apium graveolens, Apium graveolens dulce, Apium graveolens rapaceum, apple of Peru, argemone, Armoracia rusticana, arnica, Arnoseris minima, aroid, arugula, arum, Asarum shuttleworthii, asclepiad, asparagus, asparagus fern, Asparagus officinales, asparagus pea, Asparagus plumosus, Asparagus setaceous, aspidistra, Aspidistra elatio, astilbe, astrantia, Atropa belladonna, aubergine, Aureolaria pedicularia, Aureolaria virginica, Australian pitcher plant, Australian sword lily, ayapana, Ayapana triplinervis, baby blue-eyes, Ballota nigra, balsam herb, balsamroot, banana, banana tree, bar-room plant, barilla, barrenwort, basil, basil balm, basil thyme, beaked parsley, bedstraw, bee balm, beebalm, beefsteak plant, beetleweed, belladonna, belladonna plant, bellflower, bells of Ireland, benne, benni, benny, bergenia, Berteroa incana, bible leaf, bird of paradise, bird's foot trefoil, bishop's cap, bishop's hat, black archangel, black henbane, black horehound, black lovage, black salsify, black saltwort, bladderpod, bladderpod, bladderpod, bleeding heart, blessed thistle, bloodroot, bloodwort, blowball, blue devil, blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, blue thistle, blueweed, bog hemp, bog rhubarb, boneset, borage, Borago officinalis, Bowiea volubilis, boys-and-girls, breadroot, breakstone, brinjal, buckwheat, bugle, bugleweed, bugleweed, bur reed, burnet bloodwort, burning bush, bush pea, butter-flower, butterbur, buttercup, butterflower, butterweed, button snakeroot, Cacalia javanica, Cacalia lutea, Cakile maritima, calamint, California yellow bells, camomile, campanula, camphor dune tansy, canna, Cape dagga, Cape periwinkle, caraway, cardamom, cardamon, carnivorous plant, carrion flower, carrot, Carthamus tinctorius, Carum carvi, caryophyllaceous plant, Cassia marilandica, cast-iron plant, cat's feet, cat's foot, Catharanthus roseus, catmint, catnip, cayenne jasmine, celandine, celeriac, celery, celery root, Celosia argentea, Celosia argentea cristata, Celosia cristata, Cephalotus follicularis, chaenactis, Chamaemelum nobilis, chamois cress, chamomile, chervil, chickweed, chickweed, chicory, chicory plant, Chinese forget-me-not, Chinese parsley, Chrysanthemum balsamita, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum parthenium, Cichorium endivia, Cichorium intybus, cilantro, clammy chickweed, clammyweed, cleome, climbing onion, Clinopodium vulgare, clover, Cnidoscolus urens, cockscomb, coleus, Collinsonia canadensis, coltsfoot, coltsfoot, columbo, comfrey, common amsinckia, common cockscomb, common devil's claw, common unicorn plant, Conopodium denudatum, coolwart, Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica, coral necklace, coreopsis, coriander, coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, corn mayweed, corn salad, costmary, costusroot, cottonweed, cow parsley, cow parsnip, Crambe maritima, creeping zinnia, crotalaria, crowfoot, crucifer, cruciferous plant, cultivated carrot, cultivated celery, cumfrey, cumin, Cuminum cyminum, cupflower, Curcuma domestica, Curcuma longa, cushion calamint, Cynoglossum amabile, Cynoglossum officinale, Cynoglossum virginaticum, dagga, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, dandelion, Darmera peltata, Daucus carota sativa, day lily, dayflower, dead nettle, dead nettle, dead nettle, deadly nightshade, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, Descurainia pinnata, Desmanthus ilinoensis, devil nettle, devil's apples, devil's claw, devil's fig, Dicentra canadensis, Dicentra cucullaria, Dicentra spectabilis, Dictamnus alba, digitalis, dill, Diplotaxis erucoides, Diplotaxis muralis, Diplotaxis tenuifolia, dittany, dock, dog fennel, dog mercury, dog's mercury, draba, Dracocephalum parviflorum, dragon's head, dragonhead, drypis, Dutchman's breeches, dwarf nipplewort, earthnut, Echium vulgare, edible asparagus, eggplant, eggplant bush, Egyptian henbane, elephant's-foot, elephant-tusk, Elettaria cardamomum, elsholtzia, Emilia coccinea, Emilia flammea, Emilia javanica, Emilia sagitta, Emmanthe penduliflora, endive, Ensete ventricosum, Epimedium grandiflorum, Eranthis hyemalis, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, Eryngium aquaticum, esparcet, Ethiopian banana, Eupatorium aya-pana, Eupatorium cannabinum, Eupatorium capillifolium, Eupatorium maculatum, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Eupatorium purpureum, Eupatorium rugosum, evening primrose, Fagopyrum esculentum, false bugbane, false foxglove, false foxglove, false gromwell, false miterwort, false mitrewort, false nettle, false rue, false rue anemone, false saffron, feabane mullet, fennel, fenugreek, fetid horehound, feverfew, feverroot, fiesta flower, flame flower, flame nettle, flame-flower, flameflower, flannel leaf, flax, fleabane, foamflower, forget-me-not, foxglove, Frasera speciosa, fraxinella, fringepod, Fumaria officinalis, fumeroot, fumewort, fumitory, galax, Galax urceolata, galaxy, Galega officinalis, Galeopsis tetrahit, gall of the earth, garden balm, garden egg, garden forget-me-not, garden rocket, gas plant, geranium, Gerardia pedicularia, Gerardia virginica, German chamomile, gesneria, giant buttercup, giant hyssop, ginger, ginseng, gipsywort, glasswort, Glaux maritima, globe flower, globe thistle, globeflower, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, goat rue, goat's rue, goldcup, golden groundsel, golden ragwort, golden seal, golden thread, goldenseal, goldthread, goosefoot, grains of paradise, graminaceous plant, gramineous plant, Greek clover, green gentian, gromwell, ground cherry, Guinea grains, Guinea pepper, gum plant, gumbo, gumweed, gypsywort, Haastia pulvinaris, halogeton, Halogeton glomeratus, Halogeton souda, hawkweed, hawkweed, heal all, heart-leaf, heartleaf, Hedeoma pulegioides, hedge mustard, hedge nettle, hedge nettle, helmetflower, hemp agrimony, hemp nettle, henbane, hepatica, Heracleum sphondylium, herb mercury, herb of grace, herb Paris, herbage, herbs mercury, Hibiscus esculentus, hoary alison, hoary alyssum, hoary puccoon, hogweed, holy clover, holy thistle, Homogyne alpina, honesty, horehound, horse balm, horse gentian, horse parsley, horse radish, horseradish, horseweed, hound's-tongue, hound's-tongue, Hugueninia tanacetifolia, husk tomato, Hydrastis Canadensis, Hyoscyamus muticus, Hyoscyamus niger, hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis, Illecebrum verticullatum, Impatiens capensis, Indian arrowroot, Indian breadroot, Indian lettuce, Indian paint, Indian plantain, Indian rhubarb, inula, ironweed, Isopyrum biternatum, Jatropha stimulosus, Jatropha urens, jewelweed, Joe-Pye weed, Joe-Pye weed, kangaroo paw, kangaroo's paw, kangaroo's-foot, kangaroo-foot plant, kidney vetch, kingcup, kniphofia, knob celery, krigia, Laccopetalum giganteum, lacepod, ladies' tobacco, lady's earrings, lady's thistle, lady's tobacco, lady's-finger, lamb succory, large-flowered fiddleneck, legume, leguminous plant, lemon balm, Leonotis leonurus, Leonotis nepetaefolia, Leonotis nepetifolia, Leonurus cardiaca, leopard plant, leopard's-bane, leopardbane, Lepidium alpina, lettuce, Levisticum officinale, licorice, lion's foot, lion's-ear, liquorice, Lithospermum canescens, Lithospermum caroliniense, Lithospermum officinale, liverleaf, loasa, lobelia, loosestrife, Lotus tetragonolobus, lovage, love apple, Lunaria annua, Lycopersicon esculentum, Lycopus americanus, Lycopus europaeus, Lycopus virginicus, lyre-flower, lyreflower, mad apple, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed, Madagascar periwinkle, Mandragora officinarum, mandrake, maranta, marsh felwort, marsh milkweed, martynia, Martynia annua, Martynia arenaria, Martynia fragrans, masterwort, Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria inodorum, Matricaria matricarioides, Matricaria oreades, Matricaria recutita, Matricaria tchihatchewii, May apple, mayapple, medic, medick, melagueta pepper, Melissa officinalis, Mercurialis annua, Mercurialis perennis, Mertensia virginica, Micromeria chamissonis, Micromeria douglasii, Micromeria juliana, milk thistle, milkweed, mint, mint geranium, miterwort, mitrewort, molucca balm, Molucella laevis, monarda, Monardella lanceolata, Moneses uniflora, money plant, moon carrot, mother of thyme, motherwort, mountain mint, mouse ear, mouse ear, mouse eared chickweed, mouse-ear chickweed, mullein, Musa ensete, mustang mint, Myosotis scorpiodes, Myosotis sylvatica, Myrrhis odorata, Nabalus serpentarius, nasturtium, nemophila, Nemophila aurita, Nemophila menziesii, Nepeta cataria, New Zealand spinach, Nicandra physaloides, nierembergia, nin-sin, okra, okra plant, old maid, one-flowered pyrola, one-flowered wintergreen, Onobrychis viciaefolia, Onobrychis viciifolia, orach, orache, orange balsam, origanum, Our Lady's mild thistle, oxalis, oyster plant, Packera aurea, Panax ginseng, Panax pseudoginseng, Panax quinquefolius, Panax schinseng, Parietaria difussa, Paris quadrifolia, Parochetus communis, parsley, parsnip, Pastinaca sativa, pasturage, pellitory, pellitory, pellitory-of-Spain, pellitory-of-the-wall, Peltiphyllum peltatum, pennyroyal, peperomia, Perilla frutescens crispa, periwinkle, Petasites fragrans, Petasites hybridus, Petasites sagitattus, Petasites vulgaris, Petroselinum crispum, phlox, Pholistoma auritum, physostegia, pia, pica-pica, pickaback plant, piggyback plant, pimpernel, pimpernel, Pimpinella anisum, pineapple, pineapple plant, pineapple weed, pipsissewa, plantain, plantain lily, plumbago, Podophyllum peltatum, pokeweed, Polanisia dodecandra, Polanisia graveolens, polemonium, Polygonum fagopyrum, pomme blanche, pomme de prairie, Poterium sanguisorba, prairie mimosa, Prenanthes purpurea, Prenanthes serpentaria, prickle-weed, prickly poppy, primrose, primula, prince's pine, Pritzelago alpina, Proboscidea arenaria, Proboscidea fragrans, Proboscidea louisianica, proboscis flower, Prunella vulgaris, Psoralea esculenta, pteropogon, Pteropogon humboltianum, puccoon, puccoon, Pulicaria dysenterica, purple boneset, purslane, pussytoes, pyramid plant, pyrethrum, pyrola, Pyrola uniflora, ram's horn, Raoulia australis, Raoulia lutescens, rattlebox, rattlesnake root, rattlesnake root, rayless chamomile, red cole, red dagga, red fox, red periwinkle, redroot, reseda, rhubarb, rhubarb plant, richweed, rock purslane, rocket, rocket salad, rockfoil, root celery, roquette, rose periwinkle, rosemary, rosinweed, Rosmarinus officinalis, rue, Ruta graveolens, safflower, sage, sainfoin, salad burnet, Salicornia europaea, salpiglossis, salsify, salvia, samphire, sand devil's claw, sanfoin, sang, Sanguinaria canadensis, sanicle, Sanvitalia procumbens, satin flower, satinpod, Satureja acinos, Satureja douglasii, Satureja vulgaris, Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa, savory, savory, sawwort, saxifrage, scentless camomile, scentless false camomile, scentless hayweed, scentless mayweed, Scopolia carniolica, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica, Scutellaria lateriflora, sea cole, sea kale, sea milkwort, sea trifoly, sea-rocket, sedum, self-heal, Senecio aureus, Senna marilandica, Serratula tinctoria, sesame, Sesamum indicum, shamrock pea, sheep plant, sheep plant, shoo fly, silkweed, silver dollar, Silybum marianum, simple, Sison amomum, Sisymbrium officinale, Sisymbrium tanacetifolia, skullcap, Smyrnium olusatrum, snakeroot, sneezeweed, Solanum melongena, sorrel, sorrel, sour grass, spiderflower, spiderwort, spotted Joe-Pye weed, spurge nettle, squirrel corn, Stachys palustris, Stachys sylvatica, stapelia, starfish flower, stevia, stevia, stickweed, stinking horehound, stinking nightshade, stone cress, stone parsley, stone parsley, stone root, stone-root, stonecress, stoneroot, strawberry, Strelitzia reginae, succory, suksdorfia, sweet balm, sweet cicely, sweet coltsfoot, sweet coltsfoot, sweet false chamomile, sweet unicorn plant, Swertia perennia, Swertia speciosa, Tacca leontopetaloides, Tacca pinnatifida, tailwort, Tanacetum balsamita, Tanacetum camphoratum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Tanacetum parthenium, tansy mustard, tansy-leaved rocket, tarweed, tarweed, tassel flower, tassel flower, teasel, teasle, teazel, Tetragonia expansa, Tetragonia tetragonioides, tetterwort, thorny amaranth, thoroughwort, thyme, Tiarella cordifolia, tick-weed, tickseed, tickweed, tinker's root, tobacco, tobacco plant, Tolmiea menziesii, tomato, tomato plant, touch-me-not, Tragopogon porrifolius, Trautvetteria carolinensis, tread-softly, trefoil, trefoil, Trigonella foenumgraecum, Trigonella ornithopodioides, Trilisa odoratissima, Triostium perfoliatum, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii, Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii, tritoma, trumpet weed, turfing daisy, turfing daisy, turmeric, turmeric root, turnip-rooted celery, Tussilago alpina, Tussilago farfara, umbellifer, umbelliferous plant, umbrella plant, vegetable, vegetable oyster, vegetable sheep, vegetable sheep, velvet plant, vernonia, Vinca rosea, viola, viper's bugloss, viper's grass, Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, wall pellitory, wall rocket, wandflower, wasabi, water horehound, waterleaf, whispering bells, white rocket, white sanicle, white snakeroot, white thistle, wild basil, wild bergamot, wild celery, wild chamomile, wild chervil, wild coffee, wild ginger, wild licorice, wild liquorice, wild mandrake, wild senna, wild vanilla, wilde dagga, willowherb, winged pea, winter aconite, winter heliotrope, wintergreen, witloof, woad, wood mint, wood sorrel, wort, yellow bells, yellow root, yerba buena, yerba mansa, youth-on-age


Part holonymveg, vegetable, veggie

2. herb (food) aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities


Broader (hypernym)flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning


Narrower (hyponym)angelica, basil, bay leaf, borage, caraway, chervil, Chinese parsley, chives, cilantro, comfrey, common fennel, coriander, costmary, dill, dill weed, estragon, fennel, fines herbes, healing herb, hyssop, lemon balm, lovage, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, rue, sage, savory, savoury, sweet basil, sweet cicely, sweet woodruff, tarragon, tea, tea leaf, thyme, waldmeister









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