Herb Definition
ûrb, hûrb
herbs
noun
herbs
Any seed plant whose stem withers away to the ground after each season's growth, as distinguished from a tree or shrub whose woody stem lives from year to year.
Webster's New World
Any plant used as a medicine, seasoning, or flavoring: mint, thyme, basil, and sage are herbs.
Webster's New World
Vegetative growth; grass.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
(slang, euphemistic) Marijuana.
Wiktionary
pronoun
A diminutive of the male given name Herbert.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Herb
Noun
Singular:
herb
Plural:
herbsOrigin of Herb
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Middle English erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba. Initial h restored 15c. after Latin but remained mute until 19c. (still is for many).
From Wiktionary
Middle English herbe from Old French erbe from Latin herba
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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