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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024herb /ɜrb/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a plant whose stem above ground does not become woody, esp. one valued for the medicine made from it, for its flavor, or for its scent.
her•ba•ceous /hɜrˈbeɪʃəs, ɜr-/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024herb (ûrb or, esp. Brit., hûrb),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- Plant Biologysuch a plant when valued for its medicinal properties, flavor, scent, or the like.
- Drugs, Slang TermsOften, the herb. [Slang.]marijuana.
- [Archaic.]herbage.
- Idioms give it the herbs, [Australian Slang.]to use full power, esp. in accelerating a car.
- Latin herba
- Old French erbe, herbe
- Middle English herbe 1250–1300
- a male given name, form of Herbert.
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