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Word: Herb
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Old French from Latin herba ‘grass, green crops, herb’. Although herb has always been spelled with an h, pronunciation without it was usual until the 19th century and is still standard in the US
həːb
any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume
Short Definition:any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring
Examples:- bundles of dried herbs
- a herb garden
any seed-bearing plant that does not have a woody stem and dies down to the ground after flowering
Short Definition:seed-bearing plant that does not have woody stem
Examples:- the banana plant is the world's largest herb
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