a plant or a part of a plant that is used as medicine or to give flavor to food
a dish seasoned with chopped fresh herbsrosemary, sage, and other herbs
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Recent Examples of herbInstead, at the Vineyard Farmers Market, Raines sells trays of microgreens, edible seedlings of herbs and veggies, eaten raw in salads or on sandwiches.—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 Example: Giffard Non-Alcoholic Ginger Liqueur: The ginger root forms the foundation of this expression, offering a balance of pepper, rose, herbs and lemon aromas.—Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 However, an earlier sandwich reference comes from stories of Hillel the Elder, a rabbi who suggested a form of a sandwich for Passover, placing lamb and bitter herbs between pieces of unleavened matzah bread.—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024 Various herbs and organic materials—nutmeg, cinnamon, and clover leaf—bubbled and fumed inside the equipment, invading the air with sweet, tingling scents.—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for herb
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