Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavor or season food. (noun)
Plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine. (noun)
Marijuana. (noun)
A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season (noun)
Examples of word herb
In the parlance of herbal medicine, the term herb applies to any plant or plant part that is used to make medicinal preparations.
The word herb has usually been used to refer to any plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, savory, or aromatic qualities.
It's funny how "herb" is the last thing that comes to mind when I see the word "pot" ... and how it is the first thing that you think of on seeing the same word.
This choice, seed-free herb is known as sinsemilla (Spanish for "without seed").
The inferior dope produced by criminal organizations typically contains stems, leaves and seedy buds and the rankest herb is combined with filler and pressed into bricks.