Herb

Herbs are plant Plant

Plants are a major group of living things [i] including familiar organism [i]s such as tree [i]s, flower [i] ... 

s grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. The green, leafy part of the plant is typically used. General usage differs between culinary herbs and medicinal herbs. A medicinal herb may be a shrub or other woody plant, whereas a culinary herb is a non-woody plant. By contrast, spice Spice

A spice is a dried seed [i], fruit [i], root [i], bark [i] or vegetative substance used in nutrition [i]... 

s are the seed Seed

A seed is the ripened ovule [i] of gymnosperm [i] or angiosperm [i] plant [i]s. ... 

s, berries Berry

In botany [i], the berry is the most common type of simple fleshy fruit [i]; a fruit in which the entire ... 

, bark, root Root

In vascular plant [i]s, the root is that organ of a plant [i] body that typically lies below the surface ... 

, or other parts of the plant, even leaves in some cases; although any of these, as well as any edible fruits or vegetables, may be considered "herbs" in medicinal or spiritual use. Culinary herbs are distinguished from vegetable Vegetable

Vegetable is a culinary [i] term. ... 

s in that they are used in small amounts and provide flavor  rather than substance to food Food

Food is any substance, usually comprised primarily of carbohydrate [i]s, fat [i]s, vitamins, water and/o ... 

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Herbs are plant Plant

Plants are a major group of living things [i] including familiar organism [i]s such as tree [i]s, flower [i] ... 

s grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. The green, leafy part of the plant is typically used. General usage differs between culinary herbs and medicinal herbs. A medicinal herb may be a shrub or other woody plant, whereas a culinary herb is a non-woody plant. By contrast, spice Spice

A spice is a dried seed [i], fruit [i], root [i], bark [i] or vegetative substance used in nutrition [i]... 

s are the seed Seed

A seed is the ripened ovule [i] of gymnosperm [i] or angiosperm [i] plant [i]s. ... 

s, berries Berry

In botany [i], the berry is the most common type of simple fleshy fruit [i]; a fruit in which the entire ... 

, bark, root Root

In vascular plant [i]s, the root is that organ of a plant [i] body that typically lies below the surface ... 

, or other parts of the plant, even leaves in some cases; although any of these, as well as any edible fruits or vegetables, may be considered "herbs" in medicinal or spiritual use. Culinary herbs are distinguished from vegetable Vegetable

Vegetable is a culinary [i] term. ... 

s in that they are used in small amounts and provide flavor  rather than substance to food Food

Food is any substance, usually comprised primarily of carbohydrate [i]s, fat [i]s, vitamins, water and/o ... 

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See also

• Apothecary Apothecary
  
  Apothecary is a historical name for a medical [i] practitioner who formulates and dispenses materia medica [i] ... 
  
  
• Herbalism Herbalism
  
  Herbalism, also known as Herbal medicine and phytotherapy, is folk and traditional medicinal [i] ... 
  
  
• Herbology
• List of herbs and spices List of herbs and spices
  
  List of herbs [i] and spice [i]s ... 
  
  
• Remedy
• Herb farm Herb farm
  
  An herb farm is usually a farm [i] where herb [i]s are grown for market sale.
  

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• Herb garden Herb garden
  
  A herb garden is a garden [i] specifically designed and used for the cultivation of cooking [i] and/or m ... 
  
  
• The Herbalist
  

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• Plant morphology
• Herbs