What word means herb

In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typically distinguishes herbs from spices. Herbs generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while spices are usually dried and produced from other parts of the plant, including seeds, bark, roots and fruits.

A variety of herbs are visible in this garden, including mint.

Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, aromatic and in some cases, spiritual. General usage of the term «herb» differs between culinary herbs and medicinal herbs; in medicinal or spiritual use, any parts of the plant might be considered as «herbs», including leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, root bark, inner bark (and cambium), resin and pericarp.

The word «herb» is pronounced in Commonwealth English,[1] but is common among North American English speakers and those from other regions where h-dropping occurs. In botany, the noun «herb» refers to a «plant that does not produce a woody stem», and the adjective «herbaceous» means «herb-like», referring to parts of the plant that are green and soft in texture».[2][3]

«What is a herb?» «The friend of physicians and the praise of cooks.»

—Alcuin and his student Charlemagne[4]

DefinitionEdit

In botany, the term herb refers to a herbaceous plant,[5] defined as a small, seed-bearing plant without a woody stem in which all aerial parts (i.e. above ground) die back to the ground at the end of each growing season.[6] Usually the term refers to perennials,[5] although herbaceous plants can also be annuals (plants that die at the end of the growing season and grow back from seed next year),[7] or biennials.[5] This term is in contrast to shrubs and trees which possess a woody stem.[6] Shrubs and trees are also defined in terms of size, where shrubs are less than ten meters tall, and trees may grow over ten meters.[6] The word herbaceous is derived from Latin herbāceus meaning «grassy», from herba «grass, herb».[8]

Another sense of the term herb can refer to a much larger range of plants,[9] with culinary, therapeutic or other uses.[5] For example, some of the most commonly described herbs such as sage, rosemary and lavender would be excluded from the botanical definition of a herb as they do not die down each year, and they possess woody stems.[7] In the wider sense, herbs may be herbaceous perennials but also trees,[9] subshrubs,[9] shrubs,[9] annuals,[9] lianas,[9] ferns,[9] mosses,[9] algae,[9] lichens,[7] and fungi.[7] Herbalism can utilize not just stems and leaves but also fruit, roots, bark and gums.[7] Therefore, one suggested definition of a herb is a plant which is of use to humans,[7] although this definition is problematic since it could cover a great many plants that are not commonly described as herbs.

HistoryEdit

Ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus divided the plant world into trees, shrubs, and herbs.[10] Herbs came to be considered in three groups, namely pot herbs (e.g. onions), sweet herbs (e.g. thyme), and salad herbs (e.g. wild celery).[7] During the seventeenth century as selective breeding changed the plants size and flavor away from the wild plant, pot herbs began to be referred to as vegetables as they were no longer considered only suitable for the pot.[7]

Botany and the study of herbs was, in its infancy, primarily a study of the pharmacological uses of plants. During the Middle Ages, when humoral theory guided medicine, it was posited that foodstuffs, possessing their own humoral qualities, could alter the humoral temperaments of people. Parsley and sage were often used together in medieval cookery, for example in chicken broth, which had developed a reputation as a therapeutic food by the 14th century. One of the most common sauces of the age, green sauce, was made with parsley and often sage as well. In a 14th-century recipe recorded in Latin «for lords, for settling their temperament and whetting their appetite» green sauce is served with a dish of cheese and whole egg yolks boiled in watered down wine with herbs and spices.[11]

ReproductionEdit

Perennial herbs are usually reproduced by stem cuttings, either softwood cuttings of immature growth, or hardwood cuttings where the bark has been scraped to expose the cambium layer. A cutting will usually be approximately 3 to 4 inches in length. Plant roots can grow from the stems. Leaves are stripped from the lower portion up to one half before the cutting is placed in growth medium or rooted in a glass of water. This process requires high humidity in the environment, sufficient light, and root zone heat.[12]

UsesEdit

CulinaryEdit

Culinary herbs are distinguished from vegetables in that, like spices, they are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food.[13]

Herbs can be perennials such as thyme, sage or lavender, biennials such as parsley, or annuals like basil. Perennial herbs can be shrubs such as rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), or trees such as bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) – this contrasts with botanical herbs, which by definition cannot be woody plants. Some plants are used as both herbs and spices, such as dill weed and dill seed or coriander leaves and seeds. There are also some herbs, such as those in the mint family, that are used for both culinary and medicinal purposes.

Emperor Charlemagne (742–814) compiled a list of 74 different herbs that were to be planted in his gardens. The connection between herbs and health is important already in the European Middle Ages—The Forme of Cury (that is, «cookery») promotes extensive use of herbs, including in salads, and claims in its preface «the assent and advisement of the masters of physic and philosophy in the King’s Court».[4]

TeasEdit

Some herbs can be infused in boiling water to make herbal teas (also termed tisanes).[5][9] Typically the dried leaves, flowers or seeds are used, or fresh herbs are used.[5] Herbal teas tend to be made from aromatic herbs,[10] may not contain tannins or caffeine,[5] and are not typically mixed with milk.[9] Common examples include chamomile tea,[9] or mint tea.[10] Herbal teas are often used as a source of relaxation or can be associated with rituals.[10]

MedicineEdit

Herbs were used in prehistoric medicine. As far back as 5000 BCE, evidence that Sumerians used herbs in medicine was inscribed on cuneiform.[15] In 162 CE, the physician Galen was known for concocting complicated herbal remedies that contained up to 100 ingredients.[16]

Some plants contain phytochemicals that have effects on the body. There may be some effects when consumed in the small levels that typify culinary «spicing», and some herbs are toxic in larger quantities. For instance, some types of herbal extract, such as the extract of St. John’s-wort (Hypericum perforatum) or of kava (Piper methysticum) can be used for medical purposes to relieve depression and stress.[17] However, large amounts of these herbs may lead to toxic overload that may involve complications, some of a serious nature, and should be used with caution. Complications can also arise when being taken with some prescription medicines.

Herbs have long been used as the basis of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, with usage dating as far back as the first century CE and far before. In India, the Ayurveda medicinal system is based on herbs. Medicinal use of herbs in Western cultures has its roots in the Hippocratic (Greek) elemental healing system, based on a quaternary elemental healing metaphor. Famous herbalist of the Western tradition include Avicenna (Persian), Galen (Roman), Paracelsus (German Swiss), Culpepper (English) and the botanically inclined Eclectic physicians of 19th century/early 20th century America (John Milton Scudder, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd). Modern pharmaceuticals had their origins in crude herbal medicines, and to this day, some drugs are still extracted as fractionate/isolate compounds from raw herbs and then purified to meet pharmaceutical standards.

There is a record dated 1226 for ’12d for Roses for Baron’s Chamber and in 1516 for flowers and rushes for chambers for henry the 9th[5]

Certain herbs contain psychoactive properties that have been used for both religious and recreational purposes by humans since the early Holocene era, notably the leaves and extracts of the cannabis and coca plants. The leaves of the coca plant have been chewed by people in northern Peruvian societies for over 8,000 years,[18] while the use of cannabis as a psychoactive substance dates back to the first century CE in China and northern Africa.[19]

Indigenous Australian peoples developed «bush medicine» based on plants that were readily available to them. The isolation of these groups meant the remedies developed were for far less serious diseases than the western illnesses they contracted during colonisation. Herbs such as river mint, wattle and eucalyptus were used for coughs, diarrhea, fever and headaches.[16]

RitualEdit

Herbs are used in many religions. During the monastic era, monks would cultivate herbs alongside vegetables, while others would be set aside in a physic garden for specific purposes.[20] For example, myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) and frankincense (Boswellia species) in Hellenistic religion, the nine herbs charm in Anglo-Saxon paganism, neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves, bael (Aegele marmelos) leaves, holy basil or tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum), turmeric or «haldi» (Curcuma longa), cannabis in Hinduism, and white sage in Wicca. Rastafari also consider cannabis to be a holy plant.

Siberian shamans also used herbs for spiritual purposes. Plants may be used to induce spiritual experiences for rites of passage, such as vision quests in some Native American cultures. The Cherokee Native Americans use both white sage and cedar for spiritual cleansing and smudging.

CosmeticsEdit

Originally there was always doubt in ancient societies, especially in the sceptical medium of western traditions, as to the efficacity of herbal medicines. The use of herbal cosmetics dates back to around six centuries ago in the European and Western countries. Mixtures and pastes were often concocted to whiten the face. During the 1940s, herbal cosmetics took a turn with the emerging red lipstick color, with every year gaining a more intense red. Herbal cosmetics come in many forms, such as face creams, scrubs, lipstick, natural fragrances, powders, body oils, deodorants and sunscreens. They activate through the epithelium of sebaceous glands to make the skin more supple. Ayurvedic oils are widely used in India, prized for their natural health-giving properties.[21]

One method and perhaps the best, used to extract natural oils from herbs to make lipstick is partition chromatography. The process involves separation in watery solution, and then the injection of colour under pressure.

OtherEdit

Strewing herbs are scattered (strewn) over the floors of dwelling places and other buildings. Such plants usually have fragrant or astringent smells, and many also serve as insecticides (e.g. to repel fleas) or disinfectants. For example, meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) was sometimes strewn across floors in the middle ages because of its sweet smell.[9]

See alsoEdit

  • Apothecary
  • Herb chopper
  • Herb farm
  • Outline of herbs and spices

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ «Herb». Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary & Thesaurus. Cambridge University Press.
  2. ^ Carolin, Roger C.; Tindale, Mary D. (1994). Flora of the Sydney region (4th ed.). Chatswood, NSW: Reed. p. 23. ISBN 0730104001.
  3. ^ «Glossary of Botanical Terms». Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Freeman, Margaret B. (1943). Herbs for the Medieval Household, for Cooking, Healing and Divers uses. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. ix–x.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of gardening (2nd ed.). Dorling Kindersley. 2004. pp. 404, 679. ISBN 9781405303538.
  6. ^ a b c Allaby, Michael (2012). A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191079030.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Stuart, Malcolm (1989). The Encyclopedia of herbs and herbalism. Crescent Books. p. 7. ISBN 978-0517353264.
  8. ^ Oxford dictionary of English (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. 2010. p. 819. ISBN 9780199571123.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bown, Deni (1995). Encyclopedia of herbs & their uses. Dorling Kindersley. pp. 10, 11. ISBN 978-0751302035.
  10. ^ a b c d Bremness, Lesley (1994). The complete book of herbs. Viking Studio Books. p. 8. ISBN 9780140238020.
  11. ^
    Health and Healing From the Medieval Garden. The Boydell Press. 2008. p. 67. ISBN 9781843833635.
  12. ^ Tucker, Arthur; Debaggio, Thomas. The Encyclopedia of Herbs. London: Timber Press.
  13. ^ Small, E.; National Research Council Canada (2006). Culinary Herbs. NRC Research Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-660-19073-0. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  14. ^ Patrick Curry: «Culpeper, Nicholas (1616–1654)», Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004)
  15. ^ Wrensch, Ruth D. (1992). The Essence of Herbs. University Press of Mississippi. p. 9.
  16. ^ a b Tapsell LC, Hemphill I, Cobiac L, Sullivan DR, Fenech M, Patch CS, Roodenrys S, Keogh JB, Clifton PM, Williams PG, Fazio VA, Inge KE (2006). «Health benefits of herbs and spices: The past, the present, the future». Medical Journal of Australia. 185 (4): S1–S24. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00548.x. PMID 17022438. S2CID 9769230.
  17. ^ Adele G Dawson (2000). Herbs, Partners in Life: Healing, Gardening and Cooking with Wild Plants. Bear & Co. pp. 5–6.
  18. ^ Dillehay T, Rossen J, Ugent D, Karathanasis A, Vásquez V, Netherly P (2010). «Early Holocene coca chewing in northern Peru». Antiquity. 84 (326): 939–953. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00067004. S2CID 162889680.
  19. ^ Ernest Abel (1980). Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand Years (PDF). New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-306-40496-2. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  20. ^ Cooper, Guy; Taylor, Gordon I. (1986). English Herb Garden. Random House.
  21. ^ Panda, H. (2015). Herbal Cosmetics Handbook (3rd ed.). Asia-Pacific Business Press.

External linksEdit

  •   Media related to Herbs at Wikimedia Commons
  • § 182.10 Spices and other natural seasonings and flavorings that are generally recognized as safe Archived 2018-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, US Code of Federal Regulations
Источник

трава, растение

существительное ↓

- трава; растение (особ. лекарственное)

medicinal herb — лекарственное растение 
herb beer /tea, water/ — настой из трав 
to gather herbs — собирать (лекарственные) травы 

- собир. поэт. трава, травы; растительность; травяной покров
- pl. зелень; пряные, ароматические или кухонные травы
- наземная часть растения

no herb will cure love — ≅ от любви нет лекарства 

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a dish seasoned with chopped fresh herbs — блюдо, посыпанное рубленой зеленью  
medicative herb — лечебная трава  
willow herb — кипрей узколистный, иван-чай  
commercial herb — промышленное стадо  
tall herb community — крупноразнотравник  
creation of herb cover — залужение  
eve herb — подорожник перистый  
herb-flavored wine — вино, ароматизированное добавлением спиртовых настоев трав  
herb-flavored — ароматизированный  
fuller’s herb — мыльный корень  
great willow herb — хаменериум узколистный; иван-чай узколистный; кипрей узколистный  

Примеры с переводом

The herb masks the garlic taste. 

Эта приправа смягчает /скрывает/ привкус чеснока.

The house has a beautiful herb garden. 

В доме имеется прекрасный огород.

They say the herb promotes memory retention. 

Говорят, что эта трава способствует сохранению памяти.

This herb was once thought to be a curative. 

Когда-то эта трава считалась целебной.

Some claim that the herb has therapeutic value for treating pain. 

Некоторые утверждают, что марихуана имеет терапевтическую ценность для лечения боли.

Each herb has its own distinct flavor. 

Каждая трава имеет свой особый аромат.

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Sprinkle the dish with chopped fresh herbs.  

…some believe that the herb has curative properties…  

The herb is used as a folk remedy (=a traditional medicine, rather than one a doctor gives you) for a baby’s teething pains.  

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.

Возможные однокоренные слова

herbage  — травы, травяной покров, право пастбища
herbal  — травяной
herbed  — приправленный зеленью
herbless  — лишенный травяного покрова, не имеющий травяного покрова

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): herb
мн. ч.(plural): herbs

Источник

often attributive

1

botany

: a seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season

2

: a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities

planted parsley, basil, and rosemary in her herb garden

Example Sentences



a dish seasoned with chopped fresh herbs



rosemary, sage, and other herbs

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English herbe, from Anglo-French, from Latin herba

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of herb was
in the 14th century

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Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

  1. pennoun

    a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

  2. pennoun

    an enclosure for confining livestock

  3. playpen, pennoun

    a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

  4. penitentiary, pennoun

    a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

  5. penverb

    female swan

  6. write, compose, pen, inditeverb

    produce a literary work

    «She composed a poem»; «He wrote four novels»

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Pennoun

    Etymology: penna, Latin.

    1. An instrument of writing.

    Never durst poet touch a pen to write,
    Until his ink were temper’d with love’s sighs.
    William Shakespeare.

    Eternal deities!
    Who write whatever time shall bring to pass,
    With pens of Adamant on plates of brass.
    Dryden.

    He takes the papers, lays them down again;
    And, with unwilling fingers, tries the pen.
    Dryden.

    I can, by designing the letters, tell what new idea it shall exhibit the next moment, barely by drawing my pen over it, which will neither appear, if my hands stand still; or though I move my pen, if my eyes be shut.
    John Locke.

    2. Feather.

    The pens that did his pinnions bind,
    Were like main-yards with flying canvas lin’d.
    Fairy Queen.

    3. Wing; though even here it may mean feather.

    Feather’d soon and fledg’d,
    They summ’d their pens; and soaring th’ air sublime,
    With clang despis’d the ground.
    John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    4. [From pennan , Saxon.]A small inclosure; a coop.

    My father stole two geese out of a pen.
    William Shakespeare.

    The cook was ordered to dress capons for supper, and take the best in the pen.
    Roger L’Estrange.

    She in pens his flocks will fold.
    John Dryden, Horace.

    Ducks in thy ponds, and chickens in thy pens,
    And be thy turkeys num’rous as thy hens.
    King.

    The gather’d flocks
    Are in the wattled pen innumerous press’d,
    Head above head.
    James Thomson, Summer.

  2. To Penverb

    Etymology: pennan and pindan , Saxon.

    1. To coop; to shut up; to incage; to imprison in a narrow place.

    Away with her,
    And pen her up.
    William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

    My heavy son
    Private in his chamber pens himself.
    William Shakespeare.

    The plaister alone would pen the humour already contained in the part, and forbid new humour.
    Francis Bacon.

    As when a prowling wolf,
    Whom hunger drives to seek new haunt for prey,
    Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve In hurdled cotes, amid the field secure
    Leaps o’er the fence with ease into the fold.
    John Milton.

    The glass, wherein it is penned up, hinders it to deliver itself by an expansion of its parts.
    Boyle.

    The prevention of mischief is prescribed by the Jewish custom; they pen up their daughters, and permit them to be acquainted with none.
    Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

    Ah! that your bus’ness had been mine,
    To pen the sheep.
    Dryden.

    2. [From the noun.]To write. It probably meant at first only the manual exercise of the pen, or mechanical part of writing; but it has been long used with relation to the stile or composition.

    For prey these shepherds two he took,
    Whose metal stiff he knew he could not bend
    With hearsay pictures, or a window look,
    With one good dance or letter finely penn’d.
    Philip Sidney.

    I would be loth to cast away my speech; for, besides that it is excellently well penn’d, I have taken great pains to con it.
    William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

    Read this challenge, mark but the penning of it.
    William Shakespeare.

    A sentence spoken by him in English, and penned out of his mouth by four good secretaries, for trial of our orthography, was set down by them.
    William Camden, Remains.

    He frequented sermons, and penned notes with his own hand.
    John Hayward, on Edward VI.

    The digesting my thoughts into order, and the setting them down in writing was necessary; for without such strict examination, as the penning them affords, they would have been disjointed and roving ones.
    Kenelm Digby, on the Soul.

    Almost condemn’d, he mov’d the judges thus:
    Hear, but instead of me, my Oedipus;
    The judges hearing with applause, at th’ end
    Freed him, and said, no fool such lines had penn’d.
    John Denham.

    Gentlemen should extempore, or after a little meditation, speak to some subject without penning of any thing.
    John Locke.

    Should I publish the praises that are so well penn’d, they would do honour to the persons who write them.
    Addison.

    Twenty fools I never saw
    Come with petitions fairly penn’d,
    Desiring I should stand their friend.
    Jonathan Swift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Pennoun

    a feather

  2. Pennoun

    a wing

  3. Pennoun

    an instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving

  4. Pennoun

    fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen

  5. Pennoun

    the internal shell of a squid

  6. Pennoun

    a female swan

  7. Penverb

    to write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to compose; as, to pen a sonnet

  8. Pen

    to shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose

  9. Pennoun

    a small inclosure; as, a pen for sheep or for pigs

  10. Etymology: [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on-pennan to unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig. meaning, to fasten with a peg.See Pin, n. & v.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Pen

    A pen is a writing implement used to apply ink to a surface, usually paper, for writing or drawing. Historically, reed pens, quill pens, and dip pens were used, with a nib dipped in the ink. Ruling pens allow precise adjustment of line width, and still find a few specialized uses, but technical pens such as the Rapidograph are more commonly used. Modern types also include ballpoint, rollerball, fountain, and felt or ceramic tip pens.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Pen

    pen, v.t. to shut up: to confine in a small enclosure:—pr.p. pen′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. penned or pent.—n. a small enclosure: a fold for animals: a coop. [A.S. pennan, to shut up, in comp. on pennan, to unpen. Prop. to fasten with a pin.]

  2. Pen

    pen, n. one of the large feathers of the wing of a bird: an instrument used for writing, formerly made of the feather of a bird, but now of steel, &c.: style of writing: a female swan—opp. to Cob.—v.t. to write, to commit to paper:—pr.p. pen′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. penned.—adj. Pen′-and-ink′, written, literary: executed with pen and ink, as a drawing.—ns. Pen′-case, a holder for a pen or pens; Pen′craft, skill in penmanship: the art of composition; Pen′-driv′er, a clerk; Pen′ful, what one can write with one dip of ink; Pen′-hold′er, a holder for pens or nibs; Pen′-wī′per, a piece of cloth, leather, &c. for wiping pens after use; Pen′-wom′an, a female writer. [O. Fr. penne—L. penna, a feather.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pen

    A cape or conical summit. Also, the Creole name for houses and
    plantations in the country. Also, an inclosure for fishing on the
    coast.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pennoun

    Penitentiary, jail. «To all of my peoples in the pens, keep ya head up» — Lost Boyz (Lex Coupes, Beamaz and Benz’s).

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  1. pen

    A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

    We allnuse a pen every day.

    Submitted by MaryC on April 6, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. PEN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pen is ranked #18971 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Pen surname appeared 1,438 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pen.

    80.4% or 1,157 total occurrences were Asian.
    12.4% or 179 total occurrences were White.
    2.9% or 43 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 30 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2% or 29 total occurrences were Black.

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    Rank popularity for the word ‘PEN’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #1806

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word ‘PEN’ in Nouns Frequency: #1583

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PEN in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PEN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of PEN in a Sentence

  1. Cat Ellington:

    Nearly everything I do is independent. It’s my nature, what being fiercely independent. And publishing my written works of literature under my own imprint—Quill Pen Ink Publishing—is no different.

  2. Clinton Huggins:

    You can put a pig in a palace and that doesn’t make him a prince! You can put a prince in a pig pen and he wont’t become a pig.

  3. Michael Sutton:

    His arm brushed up against hers on the armrest. She took her pen and stabbed his arm several times causing him to yell out in pain.

  4. Viktor Medvedchuk:

    With one stroke of a pen, Zelensky threw out 1,500 journalists and other employees of the three stations into the street and deprived millions of people of the right to receive objective information.

  5. Anas Ammounah:

    We’re here to celebrate a victory against Le Pen, we found that Le Pen would stop immigration and we were scared.

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  • penAfrikaans
  • زريبة, قلم, حظيرة, قلم حبرArabic
  • qələmAzerbaijani
  • ручкаBelarusian
  • писалкаBulgarian
  • লিখন, লিখনী, কলম, লেখাBengali
  • bolígrafCatalan, Valencian
  • peroCzech
  • pinWelsh
  • pen, hunsvaneDanish
  • Stift, weiblicher Schwan, Pferch, Kugelschreiber, Schwanenweibchen, einsperren, niederschreiben, verfassen, Füllhalter, Federhalter, SchwäninGerman
  • κελί, στρούγκα, μαντρί, στυλό, μαντρώνω, στάνηGreek
  • plumoEsperanto
  • corral, pluma, escribir, celda, bolígrafo, lapicera, boliSpanish
  • sulg, sulepeaEstonian
  • lumaBasque
  • خودکار, قلمPersian
  • kynäillä, häkki, kynäilijä, selli, mustekynä, lentosulka, karsina, kynä, selkäkilpiFinnish
  • pennurFaroese
  • cellule, stylo, écrire, enclos, plume, cygne femelleFrench
  • cró, peannIrish
  • peannScottish Gaelic
  • bolígrafoGalician
  • עֵטHebrew
  • क़लम, पेन, लेखनीHindi
  • karám, tollHungarian
  • գրիչArmenian
  • pena, penIndonesian
  • plumoIdo
  • kví, penni, tröð, rétt, stíaIcelandic
  • cella, recinto, penna, recintare, scrivere, ovile, chiusoItalian
  • ボールペン, ペンJapanese
  • კალამიGeorgian
  • karamuKikuyu, Gikuyu
  • қаламсап, қаламKazakh
  • ប៉ាកា, ឋានវតី, ដងប៉ាកាKhmer
  • 펜Korean
  • پێنووس, نووسینKurdish
  • калем, калемсапKyrgyz
  • haraLatin
  • StëftLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • ປາກກາLao
  • plunksna, rašiklisLithuanian
  • pildspalvaLatvian
  • pene, rāiheMāori
  • тoр, пенкало, ќелија, трло, пишуваMacedonian
  • लेखणीMarathi
  • kalam, pena, pen, pen mataMalay
  • pinnaMaltese
  • ကလောင်Burmese
  • pennNorwegian
  • कलमNepali
  • schrijven, cellen, cel, ren, omheining, pen, opschrijvenDutch
  • penn, hunnsvaneNorwegian Nynorsk
  • kve, føre i pennen, innhegne, skrive, innhegning, hunnsvaneNorwegian
  • କଲମOriya
  • ручкӕ, фыссӕнOssetian, Ossetic
  • pióro, łabędzica, pisać, długopisPolish
  • curral, caneta, cisne, cercado, enclausurar, prender, escrever, celaPortuguese
  • qillqanaQuechua
  • загон, ручка, лебёдка, авторучка, лебёдушка, заключать, написать, запирать, писать, пероRussian
  • hemijska olovka, pero, хемијска оловка, kemijska olovka, перо, labudica, кемијска оловкаSerbo-Croatian
  • පෑනSinhala, Sinhalese
  • peroSlovak
  • peroSlovene
  • stilolapsAlbanian
  • hage, penna, bläckpennaSwedish
  • seli, jela, zizi, kalamuSwahili
  • కలం, కలము, పెన్నుTelugu
  • қалам, ручкаTajik
  • ปากกาThai
  • ruçka, agylTurkmen
  • plumaTagalog
  • kalemTurkish
  • قەلەمUyghur, Uighur
  • перо, ручкаUkrainian
  • قلم, پینUrdu
  • ruchkaUzbek
  • bút mực, cây viết chì, viết chì, cây bút, bútVietnamese
  • jisvanVolapük

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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 on Latin, but it remained mute until the 19th century and still is for many speakers.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) enPR: hû(r)b, IPA(key): /hɜːb/
  • (US, Canada) enPR: (h)ûrb, IPA(key): /(h)ɝb/
    • Audio (US) [with silent ⟨h⟩] (file)
    • Audio (US) [with ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/] (file)
  • North American pronunciation of the word varies; some speakers include the /h/ sound and others omit it, with the /h/-less pronunciation being the more common. Individual speakers are usually consistent in their choice, but the choice does not appear to be correlated with any regional, socioeconomic, or educational distinctions.
  • Outside of North America, the /h/-less pronunciation is restricted to speakers who have a general tendency to «drop the h» in all words.
  • The /h/-less pronunciation is the older; the pronunciation with /h/ is a later spelling pronunciation.
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b
  • Homophone: Herb (for the pronunciation /hɜː(ɹ)b/)

Noun[edit]

herb (countable and uncountable, plural herbs)

  1. (countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
  2. (countable) A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.

    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?

    • 1973, Huang, Joe C., “The Formative Years — The Village”, in Heroes and Villains in Communist China: The Contemporary Chinese Novel as a Reflection of Life‎[1], New York: Pica Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 33:

      For twenty-five years he has done all sorts of odd jobs: digging ginseng (a herb) in the Long White Mountains, fishing in the Black River, and washing gold dust at Hailanpao. Without this education, he would never have become an undaunted revolutionary.

  3. (uncountable, slang) Cannabis.
    Synonyms: grass, weed; see also Thesaurus:marijuana
  4. (countable, botany) A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season
  5. (uncountable, obsolete) Grass; herbage.
  6. (countable, US, slang) A lame or uncool person.
    • 2008, Maryann Dickar, Corridor Cultures: Mapping Student Resistance at an Urban School (page 88)
      George (AO) describes the tie between fighting and respect: ‘Cause some people could come up to you and say, “Ah, he’s a herb, he can’t fight. He’s nothing.”

Hyponyms[edit]

  • See also Thesaurus:seasoning

Derived terms[edit]

  • African dream herb
  • death’s herb
  • devil’s herb
  • fuller’s herb
  • herb bennet
  • herb butter
  • herb Christopher
  • herb Gerard
  • herb knife
  • herb of grace
  • herb of repentance
  • herb paris
  • herb Peter
  • herb Robert
  • herb tea
  • herb trinity
  • herb-paris
  • rice paddy herb

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  • arbour
  • herbaceous
  • herbage
  • herbal
  • herbarium
  • herbicidal
  • herbicide
  • herbivore
  • herbivorous
  • herbed up
  • herblet
  • pseudoherb

Translations[edit]

plant used to flavour food

  • Armenian: համեմունք (hy) (hamemunkʿ)
  • Bulgarian: зелена подправка f (zelena podpravka)
  • Burmese: please add this translation if you can
  • Catalan: herba (ca) f
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: 香草 (hoeng1 cou2)
    Mandarin: 香草 (zh) (xiāngcǎo)
  • Danish: krydderurt (da) c (for food), urt (da) c
  • Dutch: kruid (nl) n
  • Emilian: please add this translation if you can
  • Esperanto: herbo (eo)
  • Estonian: maitsetaim
  • Faroese: urt f
  • Finnish: yrtti (fi)
  • French: herbe (fr) f, herbes (fr) f pl
  • Friulian: please add this translation if you can
  • Galician: herba (gl) f
  • Georgian: ბალახი (balaxi), მცენარე (mcenare)
  • German: Kraut (de) n
    Alemannic German: Chruut n
  • Greek: μυρωδικό (el) n (myrodikó)
    Ancient: ἄρωμα n (árōma)
  • Haitian Creole: zèb
  • Hebrew: יֶרֶק‎ (he) (yereq), עֵשֶׂב‎ (he)
  • Hungarian: fűszernövény (hu)
  • Icelandic: kryddjurt (is)
  • Ido: herbo (io)
  • Irish: luibh (ga) f
  • Italian: erba aromatica f, erba (it) f
  • Japanese: 香草 (ja) (こうそう, kōsō), ハーブ (ja) (hābu)
  • Khmer: ជីរ (km) (cii)
  • Korean: 향초(香草) (hyangcho)
  • Lao: please add this translation if you can
  • Latin: herba (la)
  • Latvian: garšaugs
  • Ligurian: erba f
  • Limburgish: keukekroed
  • Lingala: litíti
  • Lombard: erba (lmo) f
  • Low German: Kruut n
  • Macedonian: билка f (bilka)
  • Maori: raukakara
  • Marathi: शाक (śāk), ओषधी (oṣdhī), हरितक (haritak), वनस्पति (vanaspati), तृणादि (truṇādi)
  • Middle English: herbe
  • Mongolian: навч шилбэ (navč šilbe)
  • Norman: hèrbe f
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: urt (no) m or f
    Nynorsk: urt f
  • Occitan: èrba (oc) f
  • Old English: wyrt f
  • Persian: گیاه‎ (fa) (giyâh), اسپرم‎ (fa) (esparam)
  • Piedmontese: erba f
  • Polish: zioło (pl) n
  • Portuguese: erva (pt) f
  • Quechua: qiwa
  • Romagnol: erba f
  • Romanian: verdețuri n pl
  • Russian: трава́ (ru) f (travá), тра́вы (ru) f pl (trávy) (often plural), расте́ние (ru) n (rasténije)
  • Scots: yerb
  • Scottish Gaelic: luibh m or f, lus m
  • Slovak: bylín
  • Slovene: zelišče (sl) n, začimba (sl) f
  • Spanish: hierba culinaria f
  • Swedish: ört (sv)
  • Tagalog: damong-gamot
  • Thai: สมุนไพร (th) (sà-mǔn-prai)
  • Vietnamese: cỏ (vi), cây thảo
  • Volapük: keb (vo)
  • Walloon: yerbêye (wa) f

plant used in medicine

  • Arabic: عُشْبَة طِبِّيَّة‎ f (ʕušba ṭibbiyya)
  • Bulgarian: билка (bg) f (bilka)
  • Catalan: herba (ca) f
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 草藥／草药 (zh) (cǎoyào)
  • Czech: bylina (cs) f
  • Danish: lægeurt c
  • Dutch: kruid (nl)
  • Finnish: yrtti (fi), rohto (fi)
  • French: plante médicinale (fr) f
  • Galician: herba (gl) f
  • Georgian: ბალახი (balaxi), მცენარე (mcenare)
  • German: Heilkraut (de) n
  • Greek: βότανο (el) n (vótano)
    Ancient: πόα f (póa)
  • Hindi: औषध (hi) m (auṣadh)
  • Hungarian: gyógynövény (hu), gyógyfű (hu)
  • Ido: herboro (io)
  • Indonesian: herba (id)
  • Italian: erba medicinale f
  • Japanese: 薬草 (ja) (やくそう, yakusō)
  • Kannada: ಮೂಲಿಕೆ (mūlike)
  • Korean: 약초(藥草) (ko) (yakcho)
  • Malayalam: ഓഷധി (ml) (ōṣadhi)
  • Middle English: herbe, wort
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: urt (no) m or f
    Nynorsk: urt f
  • Old English: wyrt f, lǣċewyrt f
  • Oriya: ଔଷଧ (ôuṣôdhô)
  • Persian: گیاه دارویی‎ (giyâh-e dâruyi), اسپرم‎ (fa) (esparam)
  • Polish: zioło (pl) n, zioło lecznicze n
  • Portuguese: erva medicinal f
  • Russian: (лечебная) трава́ (ru) f (travá), (лечебные) тра́вы (ru) f pl (trávy) (often plural), (лечебное) расте́ние (ru) n (rasténije)
  • Scottish Gaelic: luibh m or f, lus m
  • Spanish: planta medicinal (es)
  • Swedish: ört (sv)
  • Tamil: மூலிகை (ta) (mūlikai)
  • Telugu: మూలిక (te) ? (mūlika)
  • Thai: สมุนไพร (th) (sà-mǔn-prai)
  • Vietnamese: dược thảo
  • Volapük: sanakeb

slang: marijuana

  • Bulgarian: трева (bg) f (treva)
  • Finnish: ruoho (fi)
  • French: herbe (fr) f
  • Galician: herba (gl) f
  • Georgian: პლანი (ṗlani)
  • Greek: χόρτο (el) n (chórto)
  • Hungarian: fű (hu)
  • Italian: erba (it) f
  • Norwegian: gress (no) n
  • Polish: zioło (pl) n
  • Portuguese: erva (pt) f
  • Russian: тра́вка (ru) f (trávka), трава́ (ru) f (travá)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: тра́ва f
    Roman: tráva (sh) f
  • Spanish: hierba (es) f
  • Swedish: gräs (sv)

Anagrams[edit]

  • Behr, Hebr., breh, hreb

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German hare, here (inflected harwe, herwe), from Old High German *haro, from Proto-West Germanic *haru.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hɛrp/, [hɛɐ̯p], [hɛʁp]

Adjective[edit]

herb (strong nominative masculine singular herber, comparative herber, superlative am herbsten)

  1. (of food and drink, e.g. beer) slightly bitter or sharp to the taste, often in a pleasant way; tart (but not in the sense of “sour”)
  2. (figurative, chiefly of events or deeds) harsh; hard

Declension[edit]

Comparative forms of herb

Superlative forms of herb

Derived terms[edit]

  • Herbheit

Further reading[edit]

  • “herb” in Duden online
  • “herb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Czech erb, herb, from Middle High German erbe (“heritage”), from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orbʰ-yo-m, from the root *h₃erbʰ- (“to change allegiance, status, ownership”). Compare German Erbe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xɛrp/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrp
  • Syllabification: herb

Noun[edit]

herb m inan

  1. (heraldry) coat of arms
  2. (heraldry) armigerous clan; cf. Polish heraldry

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • herbowny
  • herbowy
  • herbarz
  • herbowiec
  • herbownik
  • herbować impf

Descendants[edit]

  • → Russian: герб (gerb), гербъ (gerb)
    • → Azerbaijani: gerb
    • → Kildin Sami: ге̄ррп (g’ērrp)
    • → Latvian: ģerbonis
    • → Macedonian: грб (grb)
    • → Uzbek: gerb
  • → Yiddish: הערב‎ (herb)

Further reading[edit]

  • herb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • herb in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Polish herb.

Noun[edit]

herb n (plural herburi)

  1. (heraldry, dated) coat of arms

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • herb in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Zazaki[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • herf

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /herb/

Noun[edit]

herb

  1. (dated) war

Synonyms[edit]

  • lec
  • lej
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Meaning Herb

What does Herb mean? Here you find 42 meanings of the word Herb. You can also add a definition of Herb yourself

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A nonwoody angiosperm whose above ground vegetation dies off seasonally.

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A plant that does not develop woody, persistent tissue but is relatively soft or succulent and sprouts from the base (perennials) or develops from seed (annuals) each year. Includes grasses, forbs and [..]

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c. 1300, erbe «non-woody plant,» especially a leafy vegetable used for human food, from Old French erbe «grass, herb, plant fed to animals» (12c., Modern French herbe), from Latin [..]

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Herb Heb. ‘eseb, any green plant; herbage ( Genesis 1:11 Genesis 1:12 Genesis 1:29 Genesis 1:30 ; 2:5 ; 3:18 , etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage ( Amos 7:1 Amos 7:2 ). Yarak , [..]

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type of seasonal plant often used as a medicine or seasoning.

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Generally any plant which does not produce wood, and is therefore not as large as a tree or shrub, is considered to be an herb.

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A plant that consistsonly of primary tissues; lacking wood. herbaceous plant:

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A plant commonly used for flavouring in food

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A seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue, but dies down at the end of a growing season.

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A plant grown for its flavour or medicinal properties. Browse our Herbs here

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Traditional references to an herb are

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Plants with culinary or medicinal uses

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A seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue, but dies down at the end of a growing season.

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Technically a non-woody plant, but in horticulture an herb often refers to any plant that is culinary or used medicinally.

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a plant valued for flavoring food, for medicinal purposes, or for its fragrance; it is an annual, biennial, or perennial plant; culinary herbs

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A plant or part valued for its aromatic, savory or medicinal properties. It is also an annual, biennual or perennial that produces seeds and does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at t [..]

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Any fleshy plant. Used mostly to denote edible aromatic ones. A plant dying to the ground at the end of the season; one whose aerial stems are soft and succulent. Herbaceous

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the term generally refers to a plant grown for its medicinal or flavoring properties or for its scented foliage. A shortening of herbaceous.

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A plant that is grown for its leaves, seeds, or flowers to add flavor to food, as a medicine, or as a fragrance.

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A plant with no persistent woody stem above ground.

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 A plant that consistsonly of primary tissues; lacking wood.

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a nonwoody angiosperm whose flowers back seasonally. Herbs are grown for seasonings, for medicinal use, and for attracting beneficial insects like bees into gardens. They do best in at least six hours of sunlight daily and are harvested as the first flower buds open.

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This word is now generally taken to mean plants, often aromatic, grown for seasoning food, medicinal purposes, or for the fragrance of their leaves or seeds.

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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 (herbal [..]

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a plant which is used for flavouring food or for medicine

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(1.) Heb. ‘eseb, any green plant; herbage (Gen. 1:11, 12, 29, 30; 2:5; 3:18, etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage (Amos 7:1, 2).(2.) _Yarak_, green; any green thing; foliage of t [..]

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Nonwoody plant; aromatic plants whose leaves are used in seasoning. herbaceous

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a plant that does not produce a woody stem, although it may be woody at the base. adj. herbaceous. cf. forb.

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[Habit] — A generally small plant without woody stems, without bark .

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(n) a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests(n) aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualitie [..]

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Many herbs are used for curative purposes simply because of their form or marks: thus, wood-sorrel, being shaped like a heart, is used as a cordial; liver-wort for the liver; the celandine, which has [..]

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(n) 1. a seed producing plant that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of the growing season. 2. a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic quali [..]

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The word herb (sometimes referred to as botanical) has several different meanings depending on the perspective:

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marijuana (1)

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A plant that is not woody, at least above ground. Herpetology The study of reptiles. Hibernation The condition of torpor in winter. Highway See Street or Highway.

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A plant lacking a permanent, woody stem.

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a flowering, vascular seed plant that lacks a woody stem; a plant part used to add flavor to food, to make medicine, or to make a perfume

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Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.

Plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.

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A part of a plant, such as leaves, flowers, roots or berries, which is used for medicinal or cooking purposes.

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Short form of Herbert.

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herb — перевод на русский

/hɜːb/

I use iris florentina and coreopsis, both tropical herbs.

Я использую ирис флорентина и кореопсис, это такие тропические травы.

Herbs, mostly.

В основном травы.

She was a good friend of the Castavets. She used to grow all kinds of herbs and things for her to cook with.

Она постоянно приносила ей разные травы, ну там приправы всякие, которые сама выращивала.

A raw egg, gelatin, herbs.

Сырое яйцо, желатин, травы.

They’ve studied the roots and the herbs.

Они изучают корни и травы.

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That’s my Aunt Esther and my Cousins Herb and Bill.

Это моя тетя Эстер и кузены Херб и Билл.

— I guess I forgot about you, Herb.

— Я почти забыл о тебе, Херб.

Go on home to your kids, Herb.

Иди домой к ним, Херб.

Go on home, Herb.

Иди домой, Херб.

Um… herb, you saw tom?

Херб, ты видел Тома?

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— Charles, this is Herb Hawkins.

— Чарльз, это Герб Хаукинс.

— How’s your mother, Herb?

— Как твоя мать, Герб?

— Excuse me, Herb.

— Прости, Герб.

— Good night, Herb.

— Угу. — Спокойной ночи, Герб.

What were we saying, Herb?

Так о чем мы говорили, Герб?

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Actually, it’s an herb.

Это такое растение.

These medicinal herbs are good for wounds.

Это растение хорошо заживляет раны.

— Goldthread. An herb that’s been extinct for 200 years.

Коптис — растение, которое вымерло 200 лет назад.

No, it’s, uh… it’s an herb.

Нет, это.. растение

That neckless contains an herb calledervain.

Внутри ожерелья есть особое растение — вербена.

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Photographs by Herb Ritts. Books written by John Irving, Balzac—

Фотографии Херба Ритца, книги Джона Ирвинга, Бальзака…

Yeah, but he’s never gonna read Herb Caen.

Да, но он никогда не будет читать Херба Кейна.

I’ll drive you to Herb and go home.

Я довезу тебя до Херба и поеду домой.

And all thanks to Herb’s chip.

Всё благодаря чипу Херба.

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Herb, I just speed-read both of your books.

Хёрб, я только что быстро прочёл обе ваши книги.

Thank you, Herb.

Спасибо, Хёрб.

Oh, gosh, I’m as disappointed as you are, Herb.

Я так же разочарована как и ты, Хёрб.

And when the action begins, our referee in charge, Herb Dean.

И бой проведёт рефери на ринге Хёрб Дин.

Herb Dean right on top of the action.

Хёрб Дин замер над схваткой.

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It’s filled with some nasty Chinese holistic herb shit.

А, здесь какая-то дурацкая китайская травка.

These aren’t Chinese herbs.

Это вовсе не китайская травка.

I’ll do that. I got a quarter of the finest herb in New York City. I’m not smoking that shit alone, okay?

У меня лучшая травка в Нью-Йорке и один я её курить не буду.

This is just herbs.

Это же травка.

Chai Hu. Chinese herb in his «quit smoking» candy.

Чай Ху, китайская травка в его конфетах от курения.

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And on top of that the labelling of this and that, herbs, spices… if I were to pack everybody’s basket, roasts would be sweet and coffee salted.

И в довершение всего… раскладывать товары: то и это, приправы, пряности… Если бы я укладывал корзины, мясо было бы сладким, а кофе — соленым.

Where does he keep his herbs?

Где тут у него приправы?

But there are other herbs and spices.

Но существуют другие приправы и специи.

— Sweetie, will you pass me that herb mixture?

— Милая, не передашь мне те приправы?

All right. So, these are your cheeses, your hams, your sausages, your herbs and your vegetables.

— Вот сыр, ветчина, колбаса, приправы и овощи.

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Laura, herb and i are going to the dean’s now.

Лаура, мы с Хербом идём к декану.

Check on Herb, downstairs.

Выясни, что там с Хербом.

She works with herb enough.

Синди Кроуфорд. Нет, она уже работала с Хербом.

I’m staying with Mom and Herb from now on.

Я останусь у Мамы с Хербом

How could you sleep with Herb?

Как ты могла спать с Хербом?

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I’ll make you some herb tea

— Я приготовлю чай.

Herb tea, when my life’s been hell for three years?

— Какой чай? Я 3 года живу водой, а ты предлагаешь чай?

I told you I hate herb tea in the evening.

Ненавижу зеленый чай с утра.

Give me some herb tea.

Приготовь мне чай.

Kate’s herb tea is one of the AX’s very few specialties!

Чай Кэйт — одна из самых приятнейших привилегий Экс.

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Table of Contents

  1. What is the Latin name for herbs?
  2. What is the scientific name for herbs?
  3. Where does the word herb come from?
  4. What is Herb example?
  5. What are herbs in one sentence?
  6. Is tomato a herb?
  7. Which plants is the example of a herb?
  8. What are spices and examples?
  9. Is Tulsi a herb or shrub?
  10. Is potato a herb or shrub?
  11. Is Onion a herb or shrub?
  12. Is Cabbage a herb or shrub?
  13. Is spinach a shrub?
  14. Is Cabbage poisonous?
  15. Is cauliflower a herb or shrub?
  16. Is broccoli healthier than cauliflower?
  17. Is cauliflower a shrub?
  18. Is cauliflower a fake vegetable?
  19. What vegetables did humans create?
  20. Are bananas fake?
  21. Are oranges man made?

Some herbs may act as an aphrodisiac. The word herb comes from the Latin word herba, meaning grass, green stalks, or blades. Botanists use the word to mean any plant with soft, succulent tissues.

What is the Latin name for herbs?

English Name Latin Name
Bogbean leaf » Menyanthes trifoliata
Boldo herb » Peumus boldo
Boneset herb » Eupatorium perfoliatum
Borage flowering herb » Borago officinalis

What is the scientific name for herbs?

Myristica fragrans (Nutmeg) Nasturtium officinale (Watercress Herb) Nepeta cataria (Catnip Leaf) Nigella sativa (Nigelia Seed) Ocimum basilicum (Basil leaf)

herb (n.) 1300, erbe “non-woody plant,” especially a leafy vegetable used for human food, from Old French erbe “grass, herb, plant fed to animals” (12c., Modern French herbe), from Latin herba “grass, an herb; herbage, turf, weeds” (source also of Spanish yerba, Portuguese herva, Italian erba).

Where does the word herb come from?

What is Herb example?

Examples of herbs : Wheat, Paddy (Rice), Cabbage,Tomato, Mustard, Radish, Sunflower, Carrot, Ginger and Turnip.

What are herbs in one sentence?

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests 2. aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities. (1) No herb will cure love. (2) Treatment with medicinal herb is attended with good results.

Is tomato a herb?

Answer: Tomato is an example of herbs. Herbs are with aromatic features.

Which plants is the example of a herb?

Tomato, wheat, paddy, grass and bananas are a few examples of herbs.

What are spices and examples?

Typical examples of spices are cloves (buds), cinnamon (bark), turmeric (root), peppercorns (berries), vanilla (the bean from a tropical orchid vine) and cumin, coriander, dill and fennel (seeds) to mention just a few.

Is Tulsi a herb or shrub?

Tulsi, also known as holy basil, is an herb native to India.

Is potato a herb or shrub?

Potatoes are herbaceous perennials that grow to a height of around 60cm/24in.

Is Onion a herb or shrub?

The definition of an herb: any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine or perfume. So onions qualify as an herb! Onions are in the allium family along with chives, garlic, shallots, scallion, and leeks.

Is Cabbage a herb or shrub?

Cabbage is a Herb.

Is spinach a shrub?

Neither a shrub nor a tree, spinach is known to be an herb. It is termed as a herb because it is short in length, due to its short stem .

Is Cabbage poisonous?

When taken by mouth: Cabbage is LIKELY SAFE when consumed in food amounts. It is POSSIBLY SAFE for most people when taken by mouth in medicinal amounts, short-term. When applied to the skin: Cabbage is POSSIBLY SAFE for most people when applied to the skin, short-term.

Is cauliflower a herb or shrub?

Is cauliflower a shrub or a herb? Neither. It’s a vegetable and belongs to the Brassica family along with broccoli, cabbage and kale. The flavour of these vegetables can be improved with the addition of herbs and spices like cumin, ginger, garlic and curry.

Is broccoli healthier than cauliflower?

Broccoli and cauliflower contain many of the same nutrients, but broccoli has more of them, Kuhn says. “Overall, that makes it a healthier choice,” Kuhn says. However, cauliflower is also a healthy veggie that’s low in calories, high in fiber and packed with nutrients.

Is cauliflower a shrub?

Neither. Cauliflower is a bush-like plant, developed and cultivated many centuries ago such that the flower head is now fleshy in the cabbage plant (cauliflower is actually a variety of cabbage – same species, different cultivar).

Is cauliflower a fake vegetable?

The short answer is yes; cauliflower is human-made. Cauliflower did not always exist as a plant in the form we all know today but was created by humans through a lengthy process called selective breeding.

What vegetables did humans create?

10 Fruits, Nuts, And Vegetables You Did Not Know Were Man-Made

  • 10 Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, And More.
  • 9 Orange.
  • 8 Peanut.
  • 7 Banana.
  • 6 Almond.
  • 5 Grapefruit.
  • 3 Tangelo.
  • 2 Carrots.

Are bananas fake?

Edible bananas are the result of a genetic accident in nature that created the seedless fruit we enjoy today. Virtually all the bananas sold across the Western world belong to the so-called Cavendish subgroup of the species and are genetically nearly identical.

Are oranges man made?

Talking about being a man-made fruit, yes, oranges are man-made. The common orange we all know is a hybrid of two citrus trees: pomelo and mandarin.

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