herb
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- noun
Synonyms for herb
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Synonyms
Related Words
- veg
- vegetable
- veggie
- barrenwort
- bishop's hat
- Epimedium grandiflorum
- mayapple
- Podophyllum peltatum
- wild mandrake
- May apple
- buttercup
- butterflower
- butter-flower
- crowfoot
- goldcup
- kingcup
- Coptis groenlandica
- Coptis trifolia groenlandica
- golden thread
- goldthread
- Eranthis hyemalis
- winter aconite
- hepatica
- liverleaf
- golden seal
- goldenseal
- Hydrastis Canadensis
- turmeric root
- yellow root
- false rue
- false rue anemone
- Isopyrum biternatum
- giant buttercup
- Laccopetalum giganteum
- false bugbane
- Trautvetteria carolinensis
- globe flower
- globeflower
- legume
- leguminous plant
- clover
- trefoil
- Cape periwinkle
- Catharanthus roseus
- cayenne jasmine
- Madagascar periwinkle
- red periwinkle
- rose periwinkle
- Vinca rosea
- periwinkle
- old maid
- aroid
- arum
- nin-sin
- Panax ginseng
- Panax pseudoginseng
- Panax schinseng
- ginseng
- American ginseng
- Panax quinquefolius
- sang
- wild ginger
- Asarum shuttleworthii
- heartleaf
- heart-leaf
- caryophyllaceous plant
- clammy chickweed
- mouse eared chickweed
- mouse-ear chickweed
- mouse ear
- chickweed
- drypis
- coral necklace
- Illecebrum verticullatum
- New Zealand spinach
- Tetragonia expansa
- Tetragonia tetragonioides
- amaranth
- Amaranthus spinosus
- thorny amaranth
- Celosia argentea
- red fox
- Celosia argentea cristata
- Celosia cristata
- cockscomb
- common cockscomb
- cottonweed
- goosefoot
- orach
- orache
- halogeton
- Halogeton glomeratus
- Halogeton souda
- barilla
- Salicornia europaea
- samphire
- glasswort
- pokeweed
- purslane
- rock purslane
- Indian lettuce
- cleome
- spiderflower
- clammyweed
- Polanisia dodecandra
- Polanisia graveolens
- crucifer
- cruciferous plant
- stone cress
- stonecress
- Armoracia rusticana
- horse radish
- red cole
- horseradish
- Berteroa incana
- hoary alison
- hoary alyssum
- Cakile maritima
- sea-rocket
- Crambe maritima
- sea cole
- sea kale
- Descurainia pinnata
- tansy mustard
- Diplotaxis muralis
- Diplotaxis tenuifolia
- wall rocket
- Diplotaxis erucoides
- white rocket
- draba
- arugula
- Eruca sativa
- Eruca vesicaria sativa
- garden rocket
- rocket salad
- roquette
- rocket
- Hugueninia tanacetifolia
- Sisymbrium tanacetifolia
- tansy-leaved rocket
- woad
- bladderpod
- Lunaria annua
- money plant
- satin flower
- satinpod
- silver dollar
- honesty
- chamois cress
- Lepidium alpina
- Pritzelago alpina
- hedge mustard
- Sisymbrium officinale
- fringepod
- lacepod
- wasabi
- argemone
- devil's fig
- prickly poppy
- white thistle
- bloodroot
- redroot
- Sanguinaria canadensis
- tetterwort
- puccoon
- Fumaria officinalis
- fumeroot
- fumewort
- fumitory
- bleeding heart
- Dicentra spectabilis
- lyreflower
- lyre-flower
- Dicentra cucullaria
- Dutchman's breeches
- Dicentra canadensis
- squirrel corn
- achillea
- Ageratina altissima
- Eupatorium rugosum
- white sanicle
- white snakeroot
- Anacyclus pyrethrum
- pellitory-of-Spain
- pellitory
- andryala
- Antennaria plantaginifolia
- ladies' tobacco
- lady's tobacco
- Antennaria dioica
- cat's feet
- cat's foot
- pussytoes
- arnica
- Arnoseris minima
- dwarf nipplewort
- lamb succory
- ayapana
- Ayapana triplinervis
- Eupatorium aya-pana
- balsamroot
- Indian plantain
- Carthamus tinctorius
- false saffron
- safflower
- Anthemis nobilis
- camomile
- Chamaemelum nobilis
- chamomile
- chaenactis
- chicory plant
- Cichorium intybus
- succory
- chicory
- Cichorium endivia
- endive
- witloof
- coreopsis
- tickseed
- tickweed
- tick-weed
- leopardbane
- leopard's-bane
- globe thistle
- elephant's-foot
- Cacalia javanica
- Cacalia lutea
- Emilia coccinea
- Emilia flammea
- Emilia javanica
- tassel flower
- Emilia sagitta
- Eupatorium cannabinum
- hemp agrimony
- dog fennel
- Eupatorium capillifolium
- Eupatorium maculatum
- spotted Joe-Pye weed
- Joe-Pye weed
- Eupatorium perfoliatum
- thoroughwort
- agueweed
- boneset
- Eupatorium purpureum
- marsh milkweed
- purple boneset
- trumpet weed
- gum plant
- gumweed
- rosinweed
- tarweed
- Haastia pulvinaris
- sheep plant
- vegetable sheep
- sneezeweed
- hawkweed
- alpine coltsfoot
- Homogyne alpina
- Tussilago alpina
- inula
- krigia
- lettuce
- leopard plant
- German chamomile
- Matricaria chamomilla
- Matricaria recutita
- sweet false chamomile
- wild chamomile
- Matricaria matricarioides
- pineapple weed
- rayless chamomile
- rattlesnake root
- gall of the earth
- lion's foot
- Nabalus serpentarius
- Prenanthes serpentaria
- butterweed
- golden groundsel
- golden ragwort
- Packera aurea
- Senecio aureus
- bog rhubarb
- butterbur
- Petasites hybridus
- Petasites vulgaris
- Petasites fragrans
- winter heliotrope
- sweet coltsfoot
- Petasites sagitattus
- stevia
- Prenanthes purpurea
- pteropogon
- Pteropogon humboltianum
- feabane mullet
- fleabane
- Pulicaria dysenterica
- Raoulia australis
- Raoulia lutescens
- creeping zinnia
- Sanvitalia procumbens
- costusroot
- Saussurea costus
- Saussurea lappa
- black salsify
- scorzonera
- Scorzonera hispanica
- viper's grass
- sawwort
- Serratula tinctoria
- blessed thistle
- holy thistle
- lady's thistle
- Our Lady's mild thistle
- Silybum marianum
- milk thistle
- alecost
- balsam herb
- bible leaf
- Chrysanthemum balsamita
- costmary
- mint geranium
- Tanacetum balsamita
- camphor dune tansy
- Tanacetum camphoratum
- Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
- Dalmatia pyrethrum
- Dalmatian pyrethrum
- Tanacetum cinerariifolium
- pyrethrum
- Chrysanthemum parthenium
- feverfew
- Tanacetum parthenium
- blowball
- dandelion
- Tragopogon porrifolius
- vegetable oyster
- oyster plant
- salsify
- Trilisa odoratissima
- wild vanilla
- corn mayweed
- Matricaria inodorum
- scentless camomile
- scentless false camomile
- scentless hayweed
- scentless mayweed
- Tripleurospermum inodorum
- Matricaria oreades
- Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii
- turfing daisy
- Matricaria tchihatchewii
- Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii
- Tussilago farfara
- coltsfoot
- ironweed
- vernonia
- loasa
- bellflower
- campanula
- primrose
- primula
- pimpernel
- black saltwort
- Glaux maritima
- sea milkwort
- sea trifoly
- loosestrife
- plumbago
- graminaceous plant
- gramineous plant
- herbage
- pasturage
- bur reed
- lobelia
- Abelmoschus esculentus
- Hibiscus esculentus
- lady's-finger
- okra plant
- okra
- gumbo
- simple
- beetleweed
- galax
- Galax urceolata
- galaxy
- wandflower
- pyrola
- wintergreen
- pipsissewa
- prince's pine
- Moneses uniflora
- one-flowered pyrola
- one-flowered wintergreen
- Pyrola uniflora
- American columbo
- American gentian
- columbo
- deer's-ear
- deer's-ears
- pyramid plant
- Frasera speciosa
- green gentian
- Swertia speciosa
- marsh felwort
- Swertia perennia
- bloodwort
- Anigozanthus manglesii
- Australian sword lily
- kangaroo paw
- kangaroo-foot plant
- kangaroo's paw
- kangaroo's-foot
- willowherb
- evening primrose
- canna
- maranta
- banana
- banana tree
- Abyssinian banana
- Ensete ventricosum
- Ethiopian banana
- Musa ensete
- Strelitzia reginae
- bird of paradise
- ginger
- Curcuma domestica
- Curcuma longa
- turmeric
- Aframomum melegueta
- grains of paradise
- Guinea grains
- Guinea pepper
- melagueta pepper
- cardamom
- cardamon
- Elettaria cardamomum
- reseda
- viola
- bog hemp
- false nettle
- Parietaria difussa
- pellitory-of-the-wall
- wall pellitory
- flame flower
- flameflower
- flame-flower
- kniphofia
- tritoma
- asparagus
- Asparagus officinales
- edible asparagus
- asparagus fern
- Asparagus plumosus
- Asparagus setaceous
- aspidistra
- Aspidistra elatio
- bar-room plant
- cast-iron plant
- Bowiea volubilis
- climbing onion
- day lily
- plantain lily
- herb Paris
- Paris quadrifolia
- Indian arrowroot
- pia
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Tacca pinnatifida
- flax
- Cassia marilandica
- Senna marilandica
- wild senna
- Anthyllis vulneraria
- kidney vetch
- crotalaria
- rattlebox
- Desmanthus ilinoensis
- prairie mimosa
- prickle-weed
- Galega officinalis
- goat rue
- goat's rue
- Glycyrrhiza glabra
- licorice
- liquorice
- American licorice
- American liquorice
- Glycyrrhiza lepidota
- wild liquorice
- wild licorice
- asparagus pea
- Lotus tetragonolobus
- winged pea
- medic
- medick
- esparcet
- holy clover
- Onobrychis viciaefolia
- Onobrychis viciifolia
- sainfoin
- sanfoin
- Parochetus communis
- shamrock pea
- breadroot
- Indian breadroot
- pomme blanche
- pomme de prairie
- Psoralea esculenta
- bush pea
- bird's foot trefoil
- Trigonella ornithopodioides
- fenugreek
- Greek clover
- Trigonella foenumgraecum
- plantain
- buckwheat
- Fagopyrum esculentum
- Polygonum fagopyrum
- rhubarb plant
- rhubarb
- sour grass
- dock
- sorrel
- dayflower
- spiderwort
- Ananas comosus
- pineapple
- pineapple plant
- agrimonia
- agrimony
- strawberry
- burnet bloodwort
- Poterium sanguisorba
- salad burnet
- bedstraw
- feverroot
- horse gentian
- tinker's root
- Triostium perfoliatum
- wild coffee
- teasel
- teasle
- teazel
- celandine
- Impatiens capensis
- jewelweed
- lady's earrings
- orange balsam
- touch-me-not
- geranium
- oxalis
- wood sorrel
- herb of grace
- rue
- Ruta graveolens
- Dictamnus alba
- dittany
- fraxinella
- gas plant
- burning bush
- nasturtium
- carnivorous plant
- Australian pitcher plant
- Cephalotus follicularis
- sedum
- breakstone
- rockfoil
- saxifrage
- astilbe
- bergenia
- Darmera peltata
- Indian rhubarb
- Peltiphyllum peltatum
- umbrella plant
- alumbloom
- alumroot
- bishop's cap
- miterwort
- mitrewort
- suksdorfia
- coolwart
- foamflower
- Tiarella cordifolia
- false miterwort
- false mitrewort
- pickaback plant
- piggyback plant
- Tolmiea menziesii
- youth-on-age
- polemonium
- phlox
- acanthus
- borage
- Borago officinalis
- tailwort
- Amsinckia intermedia
- common amsinckia
- Amsinckia grandiflora
- large-flowered fiddleneck
- anchusa
- Chinese forget-me-not
- Cynoglossum amabile
- Cynoglossum officinale
- hound's-tongue
- Cynoglossum virginaticum
- blue devil
- blue thistle
- blueweed
- Echium vulgare
- viper's bugloss
- stickweed
- gromwell
- Lithospermum officinale
- Lithospermum caroliniense
- hoary puccoon
- Indian paint
- Lithospermum canescens
- Mertensia virginica
- Virginia bluebell
- Virginia cowslip
- garden forget-me-not
- Myosotis sylvatica
- forget-me-not
- Myosotis scorpiodes
- false gromwell
- comfrey
- cumfrey
- gesneria
- waterleaf
- California yellow bells
- Emmanthe penduliflora
- whispering bells
- yellow bells
- nemophila
- baby blue-eyes
- Nemophila menziesii
- fiesta flower
- Nemophila aurita
- Pholistoma auritum
- Acinos arvensis
- basil thyme
- mother of thyme
- Satureja acinos
- basil balm
- giant hyssop
- bugle
- bugleweed
- Ballota nigra
- black archangel
- black horehound
- fetid horehound
- stinking horehound
- wood mint
- calamint
- Clinopodium vulgare
- cushion calamint
- Satureja vulgaris
- wild basil
- Collinsonia canadensis
- horse balm
- horseweed
- richweed
- stone root
- stoneroot
- stone-root
- coleus
- flame nettle
- Dracocephalum parviflorum
- dragonhead
- dragon's head
- elsholtzia
- Galeopsis tetrahit
- hemp nettle
- dead nettle
- American pennyroyal
- Hedeoma pulegioides
- pennyroyal
- hyssop
- Hyssopus officinalis
- Cape dagga
- dagga
- Leonotis leonurus
- red dagga
- wilde dagga
- Leonotis nepetaefolia
- Leonotis nepetifolia
- lion's-ear
- Leonurus cardiaca
- motherwort
- Lycopus virginicus
- Lycopus americanus
- water horehound
- gipsywort
- gypsywort
- Lycopus europaeus
- origanum
- horehound
- garden balm
- lemon balm
- Melissa officinalis
- sweet balm
- bee balm
- beebalm
- mint
- Micromeria chamissonis
- Micromeria douglasii
- Satureja douglasii
- yerba buena
- Micromeria juliana
- savory
- bells of Ireland
- molucca balm
- Molucella laevis
- monarda
- wild bergamot
- Monardella lanceolata
- mustang mint
- catmint
- catnip
- Nepeta cataria
- basil
- beefsteak plant
- Perilla frutescens crispa
- physostegia
- heal all
- Prunella vulgaris
- self-heal
- mountain mint
- rosemary
- Rosmarinus officinalis
- salvia
- sage
- helmetflower
- skullcap
- blue pimpernel
- blue skullcap
- mad-dog skullcap
- mad-dog weed
- Scutellaria lateriflora
- Stachys sylvatica
- hedge nettle
- Stachys palustris
- thyme
- martynia
- Martynia annua
- benne
- benni
- benny
- sesame
- Sesamum indicum
- common devil's claw
- common unicorn plant
- devil's claw
- elephant-tusk
- Proboscidea louisianica
- proboscis flower
- ram's horn
- Martynia arenaria
- Proboscidea arenaria
- sand devil's claw
- Martynia fragrans
- Proboscidea fragrans
- sweet unicorn plant
- Aureolaria pedicularia
- Gerardia pedicularia
- false foxglove
- Aureolaria virginica
- Gerardia virginica
- foxglove
- digitalis
- flannel leaf
- mullein
- velvet plant
- eggplant bush
- garden egg
- mad apple
- Solanum melongena
- aubergine
- brinjal
- eggplant
- Atropa belladonna
- belladonna
- belladonna plant
- deadly nightshade
- black henbane
- henbane
- Hyoscyamus niger
- stinking nightshade
- Egyptian henbane
- Hyoscyamus muticus
- love apple
- Lycopersicon esculentum
- tomato plant
- tomato
- devil's apples
- Mandragora officinarum
- mandrake
- apple of Peru
- Nicandra physaloides
- shoo fly
- tobacco plant
- tobacco
- nierembergia
- cupflower
- ground cherry
- husk tomato
- salpiglossis
- Scopolia carniolica
- boys-and-girls
- herb mercury
- herbs mercury
- Mercurialis annua
- dog mercury
- dog's mercury
- Mercurialis perennis
- Cnidoscolus urens
- devil nettle
- Jatropha stimulosus
- Jatropha urens
- pica-pica
- spurge nettle
- tread-softly
- umbellifer
- umbelliferous plant
- Anethum graveolens
- dill
- angelica
- angelique
- Anthriscus cereifolium
- beaked parsley
- chervil
- Anthriscus sylvestris
- cow parsley
- wild chervil
- Apium graveolens
- wild celery
- Apium graveolens dulce
- celery
- cultivated celery
- Apium graveolens rapaceum
- celeriac
- celery root
- knob celery
- root celery
- turnip-rooted celery
- astrantia
- masterwort
- caraway
- Carum carvi
- Conopodium denudatum
- earthnut
- Chinese parsley
- cilantro
- coriander
- coriander plant
- Coriandrum sativum
- cumin
- Cuminum cyminum
- cultivated carrot
- Daucus carota sativa
- carrot
- Eryngium aquaticum
- button snakeroot
- fennel
- cow parsnip
- Heracleum sphondylium
- hogweed
- Levisticum officinale
- lovage
- Myrrhis odorata
- sweet cicely
- Pastinaca sativa
- parsnip
- parsley
- Petroselinum crispum
- anise
- anise plant
- Pimpinella anisum
- sanicle
- snakeroot
- moon carrot
- stone parsley
- Sison amomum
- Alexander
- Alexanders
- black lovage
- horse parsley
- Smyrnium olusatrum
- corn salad
- tracheophyte
- vascular plant
- wort
- peperomia
- Anemopsis californica
- yerba mansa
- asclepiad
- milkweed
- silkweed
- carrion flower
- stapelia
- starfish flower
aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
Related Words
- flavorer
- flavoring
- flavourer
- flavouring
- seasoning
- seasoner
- fines herbes
- sweet basil
- basil
- bay leaf
- borage
- hyssop
- caraway
- chervil
- chives
- healing herb
- comfrey
- Chinese parsley
- cilantro
- coriander
- costmary
- common fennel
- fennel
- lemon balm
- lovage
- marjoram
- oregano
- mint
- parsley
- rosemary
- rue
- sage
- savoury
- savory
- sweet woodruff
- waldmeister
- sweet cicely
- estragon
- tarragon
- thyme
- angelica
- dill weed
- dill
- tea leaf
- tea