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herb
I. \ˈ(h)ərb, ˈ(h)ə̄b, ˈ(h)əib\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English erbe, herbe, from Old French, from Latin herba
1. : a seed-producing annual, biennial, or herbaceous perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season — compare shrub, tree
2. : a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities
< under herbs I have included laurel leaves — J.W.Parry >
3. archaic : grass, vegetation
< underfoot the herb was dry — Alfred Tennyson >
4. : the leafy top of an herbaceous plant considered separately from the root
II. noun
slang : marijuana |