Memidex - herb (vascular plant)
Definition:
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Class:
plant noun
Plural:
herbs
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Examples:
Abyssinian banana | acanthus | achillea | agrimonia | Alexander | alpine coltsfoot | alumroot | amaranth | American ginseng | anchusa | andryala | angelica | anise | annual wall-rocket | apple of Peru | arnica | arum | asclepiad | asparagus | asparagus fern | aspidistra | astilbe | astrantia | Australian pitcher plant | ayapana | baby blue-eyes | balsamroot | banana | barilla | barrenwort | basil | basil thyme | bedstraw | beefsteak plant | belladonna | bergenia | bird's foot trefoil | black horehound | black salsify | bladderpod | bladderpod | bladderpod | bleeding heart | bloodroot | bloodwort | blue pimpernel | blueweed | boneset | borage | breadroot | buckwheat | bugle | bugleweed | bur reed | bush pea | butterbur | buttercup | butterweed | button snakeroot | calamint | campanula | camphor dune tansy | canna | caraway | cardamom | carnivorous plant | carrot | caryophyllaceous plant | cat's foot | catmint | celeriac | celery | chaenactis | chamois cress | chamomile | chervil | chickweed | chicory | Chinese forget-me-not | clammyweed | climbing onion | clover | cockscomb | coleus | coltsfoot | columbo | comfrey | common amsinckia | common unicorn plant | coral necklace | coreopsis | coriander | corn salad | costmary | costusroot | cottonweed | cow parsley | cow parsnip | creeping zinnia | crotalaria | crucifer | cumin | cupflower | dagga | dandelion | dead nettle | dill | dock | dog fennel | dog's mercury | draba | dragonhead | drypis | Dutchman's breeches | earthnut | eggplant | Egyptian henbane | elephant's-foot | elsholtzia | endive | evening primrose | false bugbane | false foxglove | false foxglove | false gromwell | false nettle | false rue anemone | fennel | fenugreek | feverfew | feverroot | fiesta flower | flax | fleabane | foamflower | forget-me-not | foxglove | fraxinella | fringepod | fumewort | fumitory | galax | garden forget-me-not | geranium | gesneria | giant buttercup | giant hyssop | ginger | ginseng | gipsywort | glasswort | globe thistle | globeflower | goat's rue | golden groundsel | goldenseal | goldthread | goosefoot | grain of paradise | gramineous plant | green gentian | gromwell | ground cherry | gumweed | halogeton | hawkweed | hawkweed | heartleaf | hedge mustard | hedge nettle | hedge nettle | hemp agrimony | hemp nettle | henbane | hepatica | herb mercury | herb Paris | herbage | hoary alison | hoary puccoon | honesty | horehound | horse balm | horseradish | hound's-tongue | hound's-tongue | hyssop | Indian lettuce | Indian plantain | inula | ironweed | Joe-Pye weed | Joe-Pye weed | kidney vetch | kniphofia | krigia | ladies' tobacco | lamb succory | large-flowered fiddleneck | legume | lemon balm | leopard's-bane | leopard plant | lettuce | licorice | lion's-ear | lion's foot | loasa | lobelia | loosestrife | lovage | mandrake | maranta | marsh felwort | martynia | mayapple | medic | milk thistle | milkweed | mint | mint | miterwort | molucca balm | monarda | moon carrot | motherwort | mountain mint | mouse-ear chickweed | mullein | mustang mint | nasturtium | nemophila | New Zealand spinach | okra | one-flowered wintergreen | orach | orange jewelweed | origanum | oxalis | parsley | parsnip | pellitory | pellitory-of-the-wall | pennyroyal | peperomia | periwinkle | phlox | physostegia | pia | pickaback plant | pimpernel | pineapple | pineapple weed | pipsissewa | plantain | plantain lily | plumbago | pokeweed | polemonium | prairie mimosa | prickly poppy | primrose | pteropogon | puccoon | purslane | pyrethrum | rattlesnake root | rattlesnake root | red-and-green kangaroo paw | red fox | reseda | rhubarb | rock purslane | rocket | Roman wormwood | rosemary | rue | safflower | sage | sainfoin | salad burnet | salpiglossis | salsify | sand devil's claw | sanicle | savory | savory | sawwort | saxifrage | scarlet tasselflower | scentless chamomile | Scopolia carniolica | sea kale | sea milkwort | sea-rocket | sea-rocket | sedum | self-heal | sesame | shamrock pea | sheep plant | simple | skullcap | sneezeweed | spiderflower | spiderwort | spurge nettle | squirrel corn | stapelia | stevia | stevia | stickweed | stone parsley | stonecress | strawberry | strelitzia | suksdorfia | sweet cicely | sweet coltsfoot | sweet false chamomile | sweet unicorn plant | tansy-leaved rocket | tansy mustard | tarweed | tassel flower | teasel | thorny amaranth | thyme | tobacco | tomato | turfing daisy | turfing daisy | turmeric | umbellifer | umbrella plant | vegetable | vegetable | vegetable sheep | viola | Virginia bluebell | wasabi | water horehound | waterleaf | white rocket | white snakeroot | wild basil | wild celery | wild ginger | wild licorice | wild senna | wild vanilla | willowherb | winged pea | winter aconite | winter heliotrope | wintergreen | woad | wood mint | wort | yellow bells | yerba buena | yerba mansa
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