adjective / noun
herbal
UR-bl/ˈɜːrbl/
Of herbs, especially plants used for medicine.
The clear cup holds an herbal infusion made from mint leaves.
Etymology
Herba covered grass and herbs generally. Here the adjective refers specifically to plants used for flavor or medicine, including preparations made from them.
In context
Sage believe it or not something that I grow in abundance in my garden not just for its flavor in cooking but for its herbal medicine uses it's an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory
More examples
- Ask your pharmacist before taking an herbal supplement.
- The library's oldest herbal describes plants and their medicinal uses.
- The pharmacist asks whether he takes any herbals.
Forms
herbal · herbals
herb noun — A plant used for flavoring or medicine.
herbalist noun — A person who uses herbs medicinally.
Similar words
- botanical
- Botanical concerns all plants, not specifically herbs or herbal preparations.
- plant-based
- Plant-based includes products from any plants, not just herbs.