Definition of herb

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Herb (n.) A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering..

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Herbivora :: Herbivora (n. pl.) An extensive division of Mammalia. It formerly included the Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla, but by later writers it is generally restricted to the two latter groups (Ungulata). They feed almost exclusively upon vegetation..
Mudwort :: Mudwort (n.) A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores (Limosella aquatica).
Herbid :: Herbid (a.) Covered with herbs.
Oneberry :: Oneberry (n.) The herb Paris. See Herb Paris, under Herb..
Mignonette :: Mignonette (n.) A plant (Reseda odorata) having greenish flowers with orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb..
Herbless :: Herbless (a.) Destitute of herbs or of vegetation.
Phlox :: Phlox (n.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers..
Herby :: Herby (a.) Having the nature of, pertaining to, or covered with, herbs or herbage..
Clapboard :: Clapboard (n.) A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; -- used for weatherboarding the outside of houses..
Herbarium :: Herbarium (n.) A collection of dried specimens of plants, systematically arranged..
Bean :: Bean (n.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs..
Herbergage :: Herbergage (n.) Harborage; lodging; shelter; harbor.
Herbarian :: Herbarian (n.) A herbalist.
Milk Vetch :: Milk vetch () A leguminous herb (Astragalus glycyphyllos) of Europe and Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats..
Luth :: Luth (n.) The leatherback.
Poly-mountain :: Poly-mountain (n.) The Bartsia alpina, a low purple-flowered herb of Europe..
Weld :: Weld (n.) An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color..
Weatherbit :: Weatherbit (v. t.) To take another turn with, as a cable around a windlass..
Toxodon :: Toxodon (n.) A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order Toxodonta..
Poppy :: Poppy (n.) Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule..
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