potherb

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UK/ˈpɒt.hɜːb/US/ˈpɑt.hɜɹb/

noun

Any plant whose leaves, stems or flowers may be used as a culinary herb.

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Meanings

nounpotherb (plural potherbs)

plural potherbs

  1. Any plant whose leaves, stems or flowers may be used as a culinary herb.

    It is laid out in sections covering aromatics, potherbs, oils, resins, pitch, [...] vinegar and wine.

    1978, Keith Vincent Smith, The Illustrated Earth Garden Herbal, Melbourne: Thomas Nelson Australia, page 19, column 2

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wort

Origin

From pot + herb.

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Translations

Polish ziele kuchenne
  • ziele kuchenneculinary herb
Cite this entry
APA

potherb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potherb

MLA

“potherb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potherb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potherb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potherb.

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