herb

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem

   many are flowering garden plants or potherbs

2. 2
   noun

   A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.

   If any medicinal herbs used by witches were supposedly evil, then how come people from at least the past benefited from the healing properties of such herbs?

3. 3
   noun

   Cannabis.

   The room was thick and sour with the smell of herb.

4. 4
   noun

   Grass; herbage.

   flocks grazing the tender herb

5. 5
   noun

   (always with pronounced /h/) A lame or uncool person.

   George (AO) describes the tie between fighting and respect: 'Cause some people could come up to you and say, “Ah, he's a herb, he can't fight. He's nothing.”

6. 6
   name

   A diminutive of the male given name Herbert.

   Herb and Greta poured through “name” books and the only name they could agree on was “Rosalie.” Greta told Herb that she didn't want her daughter's name to end in a “lie,” and so they named her Rosalee.

7. 7
   noun

   aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities

8. 8
   noun

   Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.

Etymology

From Middle English herbe, erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba. Initial h was restored to the spelling in the 15th century on the basis of Latin, but it remained mute until the 19th century and still is for many speakers. Doublet of yerba.