\ ˈərb
, US also and British usually ˈhərb\
, US also and British usually ˈhərb\
Definition of herb
2
: a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities
planted parsley, basil, and rosemary in her herb garden
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Other Words from herb
herblike
\ ˈ(h)ərb-ˌlīk
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adjective
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adjective
herby
\ ˈ(h)ər-bē
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of herb in a Sentence
a dish seasoned with chopped fresh herbs
rosemary, sage, and other herbs
Recent Examples on the Web
Meanwhile, the caterpillars that turn into Black Swallowtails are busy chomping through the lacy leaves of carrot plants, Queen Anne’s Lace and the parsley that spills from my herb garden — curly, waving stems of green. — Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Szymanski: The miracle of metamorphosis another of Mother Nature’s lessons," 1 Sep. 2019 Barb Okleson from the garden club sends word that members gathered at the homestead on July 24 to clean and weed and weed the herb garden. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Ridgewood Garden Club, city spruce up herb, flower gardens at Stearns Homestead: Sun Postings," 6 Aug. 2019 Within weeks, the paths would have been entangled with bramble and honeysuckle, the herb garden strangled with bindweed. — Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, "The Stunning Grounds, and Tragic History, of the Lost Gardens of Heligan," 2 Aug. 2019 Finely mince the herbs and fresh bay leaf and transfer to a mixing bowl. — CBS News, "The Dish: Chef Anya Fernald shares her signature recipes," 24 Aug. 2019 The smoky herbs gorgeously fill the air long after the pigeon comes back, sliced, with a cherry, radicchio and red wine sauce. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Get ready for a long night — and to have your mind blown — at Arama," 15 Aug. 2019 If sports media’s job is to take the raw ingredients of competition and chef it into something digestible, bloviators stuck between NBA free agency and football season have used up all the fresh herbs and moved onto making mulch stew. — Jacob Feldman, SI.com, "The Sport of Summer Is Having Downright Despicable Opinions," 9 Aug. 2019 Clients then sit over a blend of the herbs, which are boiled in water allowing the steam to rise. — Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "We asked four black businesswomen how they got their start. Here's what they said.," 9 Aug. 2019 Evening Star Cafe also employs two gardeners to tend to the herbs and vegetables that make their way to your plate. — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, "Like a good neighbor, Evening Star is still there," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'herb.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for herb
herb
noun
English Language Learners Definition of herb
: a plant or a part of a plant that is used as medicine or to give flavor to food
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herb
noun
\ ˈərb
, ˈhərb\
, ˈhərb\
Kids Definition of herb
1
: a plant with soft stems that die down at the end of the growing season
2
: a plant or plant part used in medicine or in seasoning foods
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Medical Definition of herb
1
: a seed plant 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
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