Definitions
There are 2 meanings of the word
Herb.
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Herb - as a noun
A plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
- barrenwort
- bishop's hat
- epimedium grandiflorum
- may apple
- mayapple
- podophyllum peltatum
- wild mandrake
- butter-flower
- buttercup
- butterflower
- crowfoot
- goldcup
- kingcup
- coptis groenlandica
- coptis trifolia groenlandica
- golden thread
- goldthread
- eranthis hyemalis
- winter aconite
- hepatica
- liverleaf
- golden seal
- goldenseal
- hydrastis canadensis
- turmeric root
- yellow root
- false rue
- false rue anemone
- isopyrum biternatum
- giant buttercup
- laccopetalum giganteum
- false bugbane
- trautvetteria carolinensis
- globe flower
- globeflower
- legume
- leguminous plant
- clover
- trefoil
- cape periwinkle
- catharanthus roseus
- cayenne jasmine
- madagascar periwinkle
- old maid
- periwinkle
- red periwinkle
- rose periwinkle
- vinca rosea
- aroid
- arum
- ginseng
- nin-sin
- panax ginseng
- panax pseudoginseng
- panax schinseng
- american ginseng
- panax quinquefolius
- sang
- wild ginger
- asarum shuttleworthii
- heart-leaf
- heartleaf
- caryophyllaceous plant
- chickweed
- clammy chickweed
- mouse-ear chickweed
- mouse ear
- mouse eared chickweed
- drypis
- coral necklace
- illecebrum verticullatum
- chickweed
- new zealand spinach
- tetragonia expansa
- tetragonia tetragonioides
- amaranth
- amaranthus spinosus
- thorny amaranth
- celosia argentea
- red fox
- celosia argentea cristata
- celosia cristata
- cockscomb
- common cockscomb
- cottonweed
- goosefoot
- orach
- orache
- halogeton
- halogeton glomeratus
- barilla
- halogeton souda
- glasswort
- salicornia europaea
- samphire
- pokeweed
- purslane
- rock purslane
- indian lettuce
- cleome
- spiderflower
- clammyweed
- polanisia dodecandra
- polanisia graveolens
- crucifer
- cruciferous plant
- stone cress
- stonecress
- armoracia rusticana
- horse radish
- horseradish
- red cole
- berteroa incana
- hoary alison
- hoary alyssum
- cakile maritima
- sea-rocket
- crambe maritima
- sea cole
- sea kale
- descurainia pinnata
- tansy mustard
- diplotaxis muralis
- diplotaxis tenuifolia
- wall rocket
- diplotaxis erucoides
- white rocket
- draba
- arugula
- eruca sativa
- eruca vesicaria sativa
- garden rocket
- rocket
- rocket salad
- roquette
- hugueninia tanacetifolia
- sisymbrium tanacetifolia
- tansy-leaved rocket
- woad
- bladderpod
- honesty
- lunaria annua
- money plant
- satin flower
- satinpod
- silver dollar
- bladderpod
- chamois cress
- lepidium alpina
- pritzelago alpina
- hedge mustard
- sisymbrium officinale
- fringepod
- lacepod
- bladderpod
- wasabi
- argemone
- devil's fig
- prickly poppy
- white thistle
- bloodroot
- puccoon
- redroot
- sanguinaria canadensis
- tetterwort
- fumaria officinalis
- fumeroot
- fumewort
- fumitory
- bleeding heart
- dicentra spectabilis
- lyre-flower
- lyreflower
- dicentra cucullaria
- dutchman's breeches
- dicentra canadensis
- squirrel corn
- achillea
- ageratina altissima
- eupatorium rugosum
- white sanicle
- white snakeroot
- anacyclus pyrethrum
- pellitory
- pellitory-of-spain
- andryala
- antennaria plantaginifolia
- ladies' tobacco
- lady's tobacco
- antennaria dioica
- cat's feet
- cat's foot
- pussytoes
- arnica
- arnoseris minima
- dwarf nipplewort
- lamb succory
- ayapana
- ayapana triplinervis
- eupatorium aya-pana
- balsamroot
- indian plantain
- carthamus tinctorius
- false saffron
- safflower
- anthemis nobilis
- camomile
- chamaemelum nobilis
- chamomile
- chaenactis
- chicory
- chicory plant
- cichorium intybus
- succory
- cichorium endivia
- endive
- witloof
- coreopsis
- tick-weed
- tickseed
- tickweed
- leopard's-bane
- leopardbane
- globe thistle
- elephant's-foot
- cacalia javanica
- cacalia lutea
- emilia coccinea
- emilia flammea
- emilia javanica
- tassel flower
- emilia sagitta
- tassel flower
- eupatorium cannabinum
- hemp agrimony
- dog fennel
- eupatorium capillifolium
- eupatorium maculatum
- joe-pye weed
- spotted joe-pye weed
- agueweed
- boneset
- eupatorium perfoliatum
- thoroughwort
- eupatorium purpureum
- joe-pye weed
- marsh milkweed
- purple boneset
- trumpet weed
- gum plant
- gumweed
- rosinweed
- tarweed
- haastia pulvinaris
- sheep plant
- vegetable sheep
- sneezeweed
- hawkweed
- alpine coltsfoot
- homogyne alpina
- tussilago alpina
- inula
- krigia
- lettuce
- leopard plant
- tarweed
- german chamomile
- matricaria chamomilla
- matricaria recutita
- sweet false chamomile
- wild chamomile
- matricaria matricarioides
- pineapple weed
- rayless chamomile
- rattlesnake root
- gall of the earth
- lion's foot
- nabalus serpentarius
- prenanthes serpentaria
- butterweed
- golden groundsel
- golden ragwort
- packera aurea
- senecio aureus
- bog rhubarb
- butterbur
- petasites hybridus
- petasites vulgaris
- petasites fragrans
- sweet coltsfoot
- winter heliotrope
- petasites sagitattus
- sweet coltsfoot
- hawkweed
- stevia
- prenanthes purpurea
- rattlesnake root
- pteropogon
- pteropogon humboltianum
- feabane mullet
- fleabane
- pulicaria dysenterica
- raoulia australis
- raoulia lutescens
- sheep plant
- vegetable sheep
- creeping zinnia
- sanvitalia procumbens
- costusroot
- saussurea costus
- saussurea lappa
- black salsify
- scorzonera
- scorzonera hispanica
- viper's grass
- sawwort
- serratula tinctoria
- blessed thistle
- holy thistle
- lady's thistle
- milk thistle
- our lady's mild thistle
- silybum marianum
- stevia
- alecost
- balsam herb
- bible leaf
- chrysanthemum balsamita
- costmary
- mint geranium
- tanacetum balsamita
- camphor dune tansy
- tanacetum camphoratum
- chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
- dalmatia pyrethrum
- dalmatian pyrethrum
- pyrethrum
- tanacetum cinerariifolium
- chrysanthemum parthenium
- feverfew
- tanacetum parthenium
- blowball
- dandelion
- oyster plant
- salsify
- tragopogon porrifolius
- vegetable oyster
- trilisa odoratissima
- wild vanilla
- corn mayweed
- matricaria inodorum
- scentless camomile
- scentless false camomile
- scentless hayweed
- scentless mayweed
- tripleurospermum inodorum
- matricaria oreades
- tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii
- turfing daisy
- matricaria tchihatchewii
- tripleurospermum tchihatchewii
- turfing daisy
- coltsfoot
- tussilago farfara
- ironweed
- vernonia
- loasa
- bellflower
- campanula
- primrose
- primula
- pimpernel
- black saltwort
- glaux maritima
- sea milkwort
- sea trifoly
- loosestrife
- plumbago
- graminaceous plant
- gramineous plant
- herbage
- pasturage
- bur reed
- lobelia
- abelmoschus esculentus
- gumbo
- hibiscus esculentus
- lady's-finger
- okra
- okra plant
- vegetable
- simple
- beetleweed
- coltsfoot
- galax
- galax urceolata
- galaxy
- wandflower
- pyrola
- wintergreen
- pipsissewa
- prince's pine
- moneses uniflora
- one-flowered pyrola
- one-flowered wintergreen
- pyrola uniflora
- american columbo
- american gentian
- columbo
- deer's-ear
- deer's-ears
- pyramid plant
- frasera speciosa
- green gentian
- swertia speciosa
- marsh felwort
- swertia perennia
- bloodwort
- anigozanthus manglesii
- australian sword lily
- kangaroo's-foot
- kangaroo's paw
- kangaroo-foot plant
- kangaroo paw
- willowherb
- evening primrose
- canna
- maranta
- banana
- banana tree
- abyssinian banana
- ensete ventricosum
- ethiopian banana
- musa ensete
- bird of paradise
- strelitzia reginae
- curcuma domestica
- curcuma longa
- turmeric
- aframomum melegueta
- grains of paradise
- guinea grains
- guinea pepper
- melagueta pepper
- cardamom
- cardamon
- elettaria cardamomum
- reseda
- viola
- bog hemp
- false nettle
- parietaria difusa
- pellitory
- pellitory-of-the-wall
- wall pellitory
- flame-flower
- flameflower
- kniphofia
- tritoma
- asparagus
- asparagus officinales
- edible asparagus
- asparagus fern
- asparagus plumosus
- asparagus setaceous
- aspidistra
- aspidistra elatio
- bar-room plant
- cast-iron plant
- bowiea volubilis
- climbing onion
- day lily
- plantain lily
- herb paris
- paris quadrifolia
- indian arrowroot
- pia
- tacca leontopetaloides
- tacca pinnatifida
- flax
- cassia marilandica
- senna marilandica
- wild senna
- anthyllis vulneraria
- kidney vetch
- crotalaria
- rattlebox
- desmanthus ilinoensis
- prairie mimosa
- prickle-weed
- galega officinalis
- goat's rue
- goat rue
- glycyrrhiza glabra
- licorice
- liquorice
- american licorice
- american liquorice
- glycyrrhiza lepidota
- wild licorice
- wild liquorice
- asparagus pea
- lotus tetragonolobus
- winged pea
- medic
- medick
- trefoil
- esparcet
- holy clover
- onobrychis viciaefolia
- onobrychis viciifolia
- sainfoin
- sanfoin
- parochetus communis
- shamrock pea
- breadroot
- indian breadroot
- pomme blanche
- pomme de prairie
- psoralea esculenta
- bush pea
- bird's foot trefoil
- trigonella ornithopodioides
- fenugreek
- greek clover
- trigonella foenumgraecum
- plantain
- buckwheat
- fagopyrum esculentum
- polygonum fagopyrum
- rhubarb
- rhubarb plant
- dock
- sorrel
- sour grass
- dayflower
- spiderwort
- ananas comosus
- pineapple
- pineapple plant
- agrimonia
- agrimony
- strawberry
- burnet bloodwort
- pimpernel
- poterium sanguisorba
- salad burnet
- bedstraw
- feverroot
- horse gentian
- tinker's root
- triostium perfoliatum
- wild coffee
- teasel
- teasle
- teazel
- celandine
- impatiens capensis
- jewelweed
- lady's earrings
- orange balsam
- touch-me-not
- geranium
- oxalis
- sorrel
- wood sorrel
- herb of grace
- rue
- ruta graveolens
- burning bush
- dictamnus alba
- dittany
- fraxinella
- gas plant
- nasturtium
- carnivorous plant
- australian pitcher plant
- cephalotus follicularis
- sedum
- breakstone
- rockfoil
- saxifrage
- astilbe
- bergenia
- darmera peltata
- indian rhubarb
- peltiphyllum peltatum
- umbrella plant
- alumbloom
- alumroot
- bishop's cap
- miterwort
- mitrewort
- suksdorfia
- coolwart
- false miterwort
- false mitrewort
- foamflower
- tiarella cordifolia
- pickaback plant
- piggyback plant
- tolmiea menziesii
- youth-on-age
- polemonium
- phlox
- acanthus
- borage
- borago officinalis
- tailwort
- amsinckia intermedia
- common amsinckia
- amsinckia grandiflora
- large-flowered fiddleneck
- anchusa
- chinese forget-me-not
- cynoglossum amabile
- cynoglossum officinale
- hound's-tongue
- cynoglossum virginaticum
- hound's-tongue
- blue devil
- blue thistle
- blueweed
- echium vulgare
- viper's bugloss
- stickweed
- gromwell
- lithospermum officinale
- lithospermum caroliniense
- puccoon
- hoary puccoon
- indian paint
- lithospermum canescens
- mertensia virginica
- virginia bluebell
- virginia cowslip
- garden forget-me-not
- myosotis sylvatica
- forget-me-not
- mouse ear
- myosotis scorpiodes
- false gromwell
- comfrey
- cumfrey
- gesneria
- waterleaf
- california yellow bells
- emmanthe penduliflora
- whispering bells
- yellow bells
- nemophila
- baby blue-eyes
- nemophila menziesii
- fiesta flower
- nemophila aurita
- pholistoma auritum
- acinos arvensis
- basil balm
- basil thyme
- mother of thyme
- satureja acinos
- giant hyssop
- bugle
- bugleweed
- ballota nigra
- black archangel
- black horehound
- fetid horehound
- stinking horehound
- wood mint
- calamint
- clinopodium vulgare
- cushion calamint
- satureja vulgaris
- wild basil
- collinsonia canadensis
- horse balm
- horseweed
- richweed
- stone-root
- stoneroot
- coleus
- flame nettle
- dracocephalum parviflorum
- dragon's head
- dragonhead
- elsholtzia
- dead nettle
- galeopsis tetrahit
- hemp nettle
- american pennyroyal
- hedeoma pulegioides
- pennyroyal
- hyssop
- hyssopus officinalis
- dead nettle
- cape dagga
- dagga
- leonotis leonurus
- red dagga
- wilde dagga
- leonotis nepetaefolia
- leonotis nepetifolia
- lion's-ear
- leonurus cardiaca
- motherwort
- bugleweed
- lycopus virginicus
- lycopus americanus
- water horehound
- gipsywort
- gypsywort
- lycopus europaeus
- origanum
- horehound
- bee balm
- beebalm
- garden balm
- lemon balm
- melissa officinalis
- sweet balm
- mint
- micromeria chamissonis
- micromeria douglasii
- satureja douglasii
- yerba buena
- micromeria juliana
- savory
- bells of ireland
- molucca balm
- molucella laevis
- monarda
- wild bergamot
- monardella lanceolata
- mustang mint
- catmint
- catnip
- nepeta cataria
- basil
- beefsteak plant
- perilla frutescens crispa
- physostegia
- heal all
- prunella vulgaris
- self-heal
- mountain mint
- rosemary
- rosmarinus officinalis
- sage
- salvia
- savory
- helmetflower
- skullcap
- blue pimpernel
- blue skullcap
- mad-dog skullcap
- mad-dog weed
- scutellaria lateriflora
- dead nettle
- hedge nettle
- stachys sylvatica
- hedge nettle
- stachys palustris
- thyme
- martynia
- martynia annua
- benne
- benni
- benny
- sesame
- sesamum indicum
- common devil's claw
- common unicorn plant
- devil's claw
- elephant-tusk
- proboscidea louisianica
- proboscis flower
- ram's horn
- martynia arenaria
- proboscidea arenaria
- sand devil's claw
- martynia fragrans
- proboscidea fragrans
- sweet unicorn plant
- aureolaria pedicularia
- false foxglove
- gerardia pedicularia
- aureolaria virginica
- false foxglove
- gerardia virginica
- digitalis
- foxglove
- flannel leaf
- mullein
- velvet plant
- aubergine
- brinjal
- eggplant
- eggplant bush
- garden egg
- mad apple
- solanum melongena
- atropa belladonna
- belladonna
- belladonna plant
- deadly nightshade
- black henbane
- henbane
- hyoscyamus niger
- stinking nightshade
- egyptian henbane
- hyoscyamus muticus
- love apple
- lycopersicon esculentum
- tomato
- tomato plant
- devil's apples
- mandragora officinarum
- mandrake
- apple of peru
- nicandra physaloides
- shoo fly
- tobacco
- tobacco plant
- cupflower
- nierembergia
- ground cherry
- husk tomato
- salpiglossis
- scopolia carniolica
- boys-and-girls
- herb mercury
- herbs mercury
- mercurialis annua
- dog's mercury
- dog mercury
- mercurialis perennis
- cnidoscolus urens
- devil nettle
- jatropha stimulosus
- jatropha urens
- pica-pica
- spurge nettle
- tread-softly
- umbellifer
- umbelliferous plant
- anethum graveolens
- dill
- angelica
- angelique
- anthriscus cereifolium
- beaked parsley
- chervil
- anthriscus sylvestris
- cow parsley
- wild chervil
- apium graveolens
- wild celery
- apium graveolens dulce
- celery
- cultivated celery
- apium graveolens rapaceum
- celeriac
- celery root
- knob celery
- root celery
- turnip-rooted celery
- astrantia
- masterwort
- caraway
- carum carvi
- conopodium denudatum
- earthnut
- chinese parsley
- cilantro
- coriander
- coriander plant
- coriandrum sativum
- cumin
- cuminum cyminum
- carrot
- cultivated carrot
- daucus carota sativa
- button snakeroot
- eryngium aquaticum
- fennel
- cow parsnip
- heracleum sphondylium
- hogweed
- levisticum officinale
- lovage
- myrrhis odorata
- sweet cicely
- parsnip
- pastinaca sativa
- parsley
- petroselinum crispum
- anise
- anise plant
- pimpinella anisum
- sanicle
- snakeroot
- moon carrot
- stone parsley
- sison amomum
- stone parsley
- alexander
- alexanders
- black lovage
- horse parsley
- smyrnium olusatrum
- corn salad
- wort
- peperomia
- anemopsis californica
- yerba mansa
- asclepiad
- milkweed
- silkweed
- carrion flower
- stapelia
- starfish flower
- euphorbia hirta
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Aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"She brewed a soothing tea using dried herbs."
"He planted various herbs in his garden, such as basil, oregano, and thyme."
"The herbalist recommended a blend of healing herbs for his ailment."
"The recipe called for a pinch of dried herb for added flavor."
"The scent of fresh herbs filled the kitchen as she chopped them for the recipe."
Word Game Points
Is HERB a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, herb is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
HERB has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.
Is HERB a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, herb is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordHERB has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.
Is HERB a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, herb is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordHERB has a WORDFEUD points total of 10.
