herb
has definitions from the fields of food,botany
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[ noun ] (botany) a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Gazing at her husband 's drugged body , his chest rising and falling in mindless rhythms , she saw the grandeur of his fictional world , that lush garden from which he plucked flowers and herbs .
[ noun ] (food) aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
Used in print
(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)
She stood_still over the leg_of_lamb , rubbing herbs into it , quite suddenly conscious of a nausea in her stomach and a feeling of wrath , a sensation of violence that started her shivering .