SC - Herbs

LrdRas at aol.com LrdRas at aol.com
Sun Oct 3 09:13:54 PDT 1999


In a message dated 10/3/99 9:50:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, troy at asan.com 
writes:

<< Interesting, though, to learn that parsley, from a botanical
 perspective, is not an herb... >>

Miriam-Webster disagrees. :-)

herb (noun)

often attributive

[Middle English herbe, from Old French, from Latin herba]

First appeared 14th Century

 1 : a seed-producing annual, biennial, or perennial that does not develop 
persistent woody tissue but dies down at the end of a growing season

 2 : a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic 
qualities

 3 slang : MARIJUANA 2

 -- herb*like (adjective)

 -- herby (adjective)
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