herb

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Ultimately from Latin herba.

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  • (UK, Australian) enPR: hû(r)b, IPA: /hɜː(ɹ)b/, SAMPA: /h3:(r)b/
  • (US, h-dropping) enPR: ûrb, IPA: /ɜːɹb/, SAMPA: /3:rb/
  • (US, h-pronouncing) enPR: hûrb, IPA: /ˈhɜrb/ SAMPA: /h3:rb/
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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)b
  • US pronunciation of the word varies; some speakers include the h-sound and others omit it. Individual speakers are consistent in their choice, but the choice does not appear to be correlated with any regional, socioeconomic, or educational distinctions.

[edit] Noun

herb (plural herbs)

  1. Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavor or season food.
  2. Plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
  3. (slang, euphemistic) Marijuana.
  4. (botany) A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From Middle High German hare, from Old High German *haro, from Proto-Germanic *harwaz.

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herb (comparative herber, superlative am herbsten)

  1. tart, bitter
  2. harsh

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herb m.

  1. (heraldry) coat of arms

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