herb
Plural: herbs
Noun
- A plant with a non-woody stem, often used for medicine or seasoning.
- a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
- aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
- Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
- A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
- Cannabis.
- A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season
- Grass; herbage.
- (always with pronounced /h/) A lame or uncool person.
Examples
- A simple word like HERB can sometimes grow into a powerful play when hooked.
- If any medicinal herbs used by witches were supposedly evil, then how come people from at least the past benefited from the healing properties of such herbs?
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English herbe, erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba. Initial h was restored to the spelling in the 15th century on the basis of Latin, but it remained mute until the 19th century and still is for many speakers. Doublet of yerba.
Synonyms
herbaceous plant, MJ, Mary Jane, Mary Joanna, Texas tea, benj, bhang, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce, djamba, doobage, dope, endo, gage, ganj, ganja, grass, green, greenery, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, marihoochie, marijuana, method, mezz, muggle, mull, pot, puff, reefer, sensimilla, sensimillia, shit, sweetleaf, tea, trees, twig, wacky tobaccy, weed, yarndie, zaza, zombie
Scrabble Score: 9
herb: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordherb: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
herb: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary