Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - herb
Herb
herb
n. 1 any non-woody seed-bearing plant which dies down to the ground after flowering. 2 any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, scent, etc. Phrases and idioms herb bennet a common yellow-flowered plant, Geum urbanum. herb Christopher a white-flowered baneberry, Actaea spicata. herb Gerard a white-flowered plant, Aegopodium podagraria. herb Paris a plant, Paris quadrifolia, with a single flower and four leaves in a cross shape on an unbranched stem. herb Robert a common cranesbill, Geranium robertianum, with red-stemmed leaves and pink flowers. herb tea an infusion of herbs. herb tobacco a mixture of herbs smoked as a substitute for tobacco. Derivatives herbiferous adj. herblike adj. Etymology: ME f. OF erbe f. L herba grass, green crops, herb; herb bennet prob. f. med.L herba benedicta blessed herb (thought of as expelling the Devil)
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noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~a Date: 14th century a seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season, a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities, marijuana 2, ~like adjective ~y adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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