Herb
noun
A type of plant that is used for cooking or medicine.
Basil and rosemary are both herbs used in Italian cuisine.
Often appears as...
- medicinal herb
- culinary herb
noun
A specifically medicinal plant-based product.
Drink this herb-infused water to relieve your cough.
Often appears as...
- herb medicine
- dried herb
noun
A type of plant that is used for cooking or medicine.
Basil and rosemary are both herbs used in Italian cuisine.
Often appears as...
- medicinal herb
- culinary herb
noun
A specifically medicinal plant-based product.
Drink this herb-infused water to relieve your cough.
Often appears as...
- herb medicine
- dried herb
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Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Use
Refers to flavor-enhancing plants used in cooking, not just any plant.
Add the herb, thyme, to your soup for a boost of flavor.
Pro Tip 2/3Fresh vs Dried
Herbs can be used fresh or dried; the form can affect the taste and potency in cooking.
Fresh herbs like cilantro are more aromatic than their dried counterparts.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Importance
Different herbs are essential in various cuisines and are often tied to cultural traditions.
In Greek cooking, the herb oregano is commonly used for flavor.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Use
Refers to flavor-enhancing plants used in cooking, not just any plant.
Add the herb, thyme, to your soup for a boost of flavor.
Pro Tip 2/3Fresh vs Dried
Herbs can be used fresh or dried; the form can affect the taste and potency in cooking.
Fresh herbs like cilantro are more aromatic than their dried counterparts.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Importance
Different herbs are essential in various cuisines and are often tied to cultural traditions.
In Greek cooking, the herb oregano is commonly used for flavor.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Use
Refers to flavor-enhancing plants used in cooking, not just any plant.
Add the herb, thyme, to your soup for a boost of flavor.
Pro Tip 2/3Fresh vs Dried
Herbs can be used fresh or dried; the form can affect the taste and potency in cooking.
Fresh herbs like cilantro are more aromatic than their dried counterparts.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Importance
Different herbs are essential in various cuisines and are often tied to cultural traditions.
In Greek cooking, the herb oregano is commonly used for flavor.
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How we can eat our...
so we went to the doctor said would you mind is taking a mock they said absolutely fine provide you get planning permission and you do it in Latin you do it in triplicate so we did and now there are fruit trees and bushes and herbs and vegetables around that doctor's surgery and there's been lots of other examples like the corn that was in front of the
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The walk from "no" to...
who come through the village and have a meal in her home. They sit on the floor -- she doesn't even have a tablecloth. She makes the most delicious food, that's fresh from the herbs in the surrounding countryside. And so more and more walkers have come, and lately she's begun to earn an income to support her family.
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We Are What We Eat:...
Horta means herbs, mean the wild herbs. And so I see this old woman on the second or third day walking around, you know. And I follow her and she's got this super sharp knife - and I'm like, "whoa, easy". - And what is she doing? She just laid down under the olive tree and she started to gather all this
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The Chinese myth of the...
As the other closed in on her, she put the herb under her tongue for safekeeping, but its magic forced both of them into their true forms. As the crane’s long beak clamped around her, the Old Man appeared. Why, he asked, would she risk her life to steal his herb when she was already immortal?
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The smelly mystery of...
you might smell coriander, or cilantro, that herb, either as something delicious and savory or something like soap. So we each have an individual world of smell, and that complicates anything when we're studying smell. Well, we really ought to talk about armpits,
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Savitri and Satyavan:...
Satyavan was her one true love, and their fates were entwined forever. Moved by her powerful words, the sage told the princess to follow an ancient spiritual regimen. With regular prayer, periods of fasting, and preparation of special herbs and plants,
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Why should you read...
and looks back through time for hints of these hidden histories. She wrote, "When one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even a very remarkable man who had a mother,
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Carol Beckwith & Angela...
desert they covered their bodies with red ochre not only to beautify themselves but to protect their skin from the cold desert nights and the heat of the Desert Sun into this makeup they like to powder herbs and fragrant barks
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This Is What It's Like...
had that little bit of hope that I was helping my mother to cook dinner because I couldn't stay away from the kitchen and I had a sprig of fresh rosemary the herb and all of a sudden this hit me out of the blue is one singular
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Combatting the decline...
traditional herbs and techniques that are ancestresses used to naturally afro hair somehow we've been persuaded that our culture is primitive and barbaric we are quickly losing the enriching
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How we can eat our...
so we went to the doctor said would you mind is taking a mock they said absolutely fine provide you get planning permission and you do it in Latin you do it in triplicate so we did and now there are fruit trees and bushes and herbs and vegetables around that doctor's surgery and there's been lots of other examples like the corn that was in front of the
Video examples
The walk from "no" to...
who come through the village and have a meal in her home. They sit on the floor -- she doesn't even have a tablecloth. She makes the most delicious food, that's fresh from the herbs in the surrounding countryside. And so more and more walkers have come, and lately she's begun to earn an income to support her family.
Video examples
We Are What We Eat:...
Horta means herbs, mean the wild herbs. And so I see this old woman on the second or third day walking around, you know. And I follow her and she's got this super sharp knife - and I'm like, "whoa, easy". - And what is she doing? She just laid down under the olive tree and she started to gather all this
Video examples
The Chinese myth of the...
As the other closed in on her, she put the herb under her tongue for safekeeping, but its magic forced both of them into their true forms. As the crane’s long beak clamped around her, the Old Man appeared. Why, he asked, would she risk her life to steal his herb when she was already immortal?
Video examples
The smelly mystery of...
you might smell coriander, or cilantro, that herb, either as something delicious and savory or something like soap. So we each have an individual world of smell, and that complicates anything when we're studying smell. Well, we really ought to talk about armpits,
Video examples
Savitri and Satyavan:...
Satyavan was her one true love, and their fates were entwined forever. Moved by her powerful words, the sage told the princess to follow an ancient spiritual regimen. With regular prayer, periods of fasting, and preparation of special herbs and plants,
Video examples
Why should you read...
and looks back through time for hints of these hidden histories. She wrote, "When one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even a very remarkable man who had a mother,
Video examples
Carol Beckwith & Angela...
desert they covered their bodies with red ochre not only to beautify themselves but to protect their skin from the cold desert nights and the heat of the Desert Sun into this makeup they like to powder herbs and fragrant barks
Video examples
This Is What It's Like...
had that little bit of hope that I was helping my mother to cook dinner because I couldn't stay away from the kitchen and I had a sprig of fresh rosemary the herb and all of a sudden this hit me out of the blue is one singular
Video examples
Combatting the decline...
traditional herbs and techniques that are ancestresses used to naturally afro hair somehow we've been persuaded that our culture is primitive and barbaric we are quickly losing the enriching
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Christopher Columbus
Italian Explorer
I believe that there are many herbs and many trees that are worth much in Europe for dyes and for medicines; but I do not know, and this causes me great sorrow. Arriving at this cape, I found the smell of the trees and flowers so delicious that it seemed the pleasantest thing in the world.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong?
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Anna Getty
German Actress
I like to encourage people interested in gardening or planting to begin with a simple herb garden. Even if you live in a small apartment, you can have some herb pots.
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Francis of Assisi
Italian Saint
Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I had skate wing in London. I had mine grilled with lemon and herbs, and it was the perfect seasoning for that fish.
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Laurie David
American Activist
When kids help cook, even if its just shredding the herbs or stirring the pot, they eat more and they eat better.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.
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Alex Guarnaschelli
American Chef
Fresh herbs really belong anywhere you put them.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Herbs deserve to be used much more liberally.
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Darby Stanchfield
American Actress
I never shy away from herbs!
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Christopher Columbus
Italian Explorer
I believe that there are many herbs and many trees that are worth much in Europe for dyes and for medicines; but I do not know, and this causes me great sorrow. Arriving at this cape, I found the smell of the trees and flowers so delicious that it seemed the pleasantest thing in the world.
Quote examples
Willie Nelson
American Musician
I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong?
Quote examples
Anna Getty
German Actress
I like to encourage people interested in gardening or planting to begin with a simple herb garden. Even if you live in a small apartment, you can have some herb pots.
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Francis of Assisi
Italian Saint
Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.
Quote examples
Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
I had skate wing in London. I had mine grilled with lemon and herbs, and it was the perfect seasoning for that fish.
Quote examples
Laurie David
American Activist
When kids help cook, even if its just shredding the herbs or stirring the pot, they eat more and they eat better.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.
Quote examples
Alex Guarnaschelli
American Chef
Fresh herbs really belong anywhere you put them.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Herbs deserve to be used much more liberally.
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Darby Stanchfield
American Actress
I never shy away from herbs!
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