R: Herb Define

herb

(h)ərb/

noun

1. 1.

   any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume.

   "bundles of dried herbs"
2. 2.

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

   
   
   Middle English: via Old French from Latin herba ‘grass, green crops, herb.’ Although herb has always been spelled with an h, pronunciation without it was usual in British English until the 19th century and is still standard in the US.