HERBS Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word herbs. (close relations)
Definition of HERBS
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botany | nounn | |||||||
noun • all the plant life in a particular region or period • the branch of biology that studies plants | ||||||||
flora | nounn | |||||||
noun • all the plant life in a particular region or period • (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||||||||
foliage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants • (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament | ||||||||
greenery | nounn | |||||||
noun • green foliage | ||||||||
vegetation | nounn | |||||||
noun • all the plant life in a particular region or period • the process of growth in plants • an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) • inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life | ||||||||
plants | nounn | |||||||
noun • buildings for carrying on industrial labor • (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion • an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience • something planted secretly for discovery by another verb • put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground • fix or set securely or deeply • set up or lay the groundwork for • place into a river • place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive • put firmly in the mind | ||||||||
shrubs | nounn | |||||||
noun • a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||||||||
grass | nounn | |||||||
noun • German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) • narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay • a police informer who implicates many people • bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle • street names for marijuana verb • shoot down, of birds • cover with grass • spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach • feed with grass • give away information about somebody | ||||||||
herbaceous plant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |