herb

«herb» in Mova's school dictionary: a plant whose leaves, seeds or flowers are used to add… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a herb, herbs)

meaning for a pupil

1) A herb is a plant whose leaves, seeds or flowers are used to add flavour to food, such as basil, mint, parsley, rosemary and thyme. tree →

2) A herb is a plant used to make medicine or tea, such as chamomile or lavender. tree →

3) (science) A herb is any small plant with a soft stem, not woody like a tree or bush. tree →

sense in the lessons

In cooking and food lessons, children grow herbs on windowsills and use them in recipes. In history, people made herbal remedies, though not all of them worked. In science, herbs are non-woody plants. Phrases: «fresh herbs», «dried herbs», «herb garden», «herbal tea».

examples

• Mum grows herbs on the kitchen windowsill. tree →
• Add some fresh herbs to the soup. tree →
• Mint is a herb that smells fresh. tree →
• We planted a herb garden at school. tree →
• Grandma makes tea from dried herbs. tree →
• Basil is a herb used in pizza sauce. tree →
• See these lovely cabbages and these fresh herbs! tree →

note

Countable. British English says «a herb» with the h sounded; American English says «an herb» with a silent h («erb»). Herbal medicines can be strong too: never take any without an adult.

In the corpora

• Bananas grow on a giant herb, not a tree, and the fruits curve upwards towards the light.
• Banana plants look like trees, but they are giant herbs; the "trunk" is made of tightly rolled leaves.
• Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
• Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
• How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole field wither?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «herb» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.