English > herb: 2 senses > noun 1, plant| Meaning | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. |
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| Synonym | herbaceous plant |
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| Parts | vegetable, veggie, veg | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant |
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| Narrower | Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana, Ensete ventricosum, Musa ensete | large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots |
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| Alexander, Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum | European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb |
| American ginseng, sang, Panax quinquefolius | North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng |
| Australian pitcher plant, Cephalotus follicularis | A carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges |
| Chinese forget-me-not, Cynoglossum amabile | biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers |
| Dutchman's breeches, Dicentra cucullaria | Delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having white flowers with double spurs |
| Egyptian henbane, Hyoscyamus muticus | poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine |
| Indian lettuce | A plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves |
| Indian plantain | Any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain |
| Joe-Pye weed, spotted Joe-Pye weed, Eupatorium maculatum | North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads |
| Joe-Pye weed, purple boneset, trumpet weed, marsh milkweed, Eupatorium purpureum | North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple |
| New Zealand spinach, Tetragonia tetragonioides, Tetragonia expansa | coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers |
| Scopolia carniolica | herb that is a source of scopolamine |
| Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginica | Smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud |
| acanthus | Any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers |
| achillea | Any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads |
| agrimonia, agrimony | A plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers |
| alpine coltsfoot, Homogyne alpina, Tussilago alpina | rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover |
| alumroot, alumbloom | Any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera |
| amaranth | Any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers |
| anchusa | Any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers |
| andryala | Any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers |
| angelica, angelique | Any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels |
| anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum | Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery |
| apple of Peru, shoo fly, Nicandra physaloides | coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry |
| arnica | Any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica |
| arum, aroid | Any plant of the family Araceae |
| asclepiad | Any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae |
| asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable |
| asparagus fern, Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus | A fernlike plant native to South Africa |
| aspidistra, cast-iron plant, bar-room plant, Aspidistra elatio | evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves |
| astilbe | Any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers |
| astrantia, masterwort | Any plant of the genus Astrantia |
| ayapana, Ayapana triplinervis, Eupatorium aya-pana | Low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea |
| baby blue-eyes, Nemophila menziesii | Delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots |
| balsamroot | A plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots |
| banana, banana tree | Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits |
| barilla, Halogeton souda | Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate |
| barrenwort, bishop's hat, Epimedium grandiflorum | Slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems |
| basil | Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum |
| basil thyme, basil balm, mother of thyme, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos | fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers |
| bedstraw | Any of several plants of the genus Galium |
| beefsteak plant, Perilla frutescens crispa | plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage |
| belladonna, belladonna plant, deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna | perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries |
| bergenia | Any plant of the genus Bergenia |
| bird's foot trefoil, Trigonella ornithopodioides | Old World herb related to fenugreek |
| bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae | Ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird |
| black horehound, black archangel, fetid horehound, stinking horehound, Ballota nigra | ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers |
| black salsify, viper's grass, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica | perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots / carrots |
| bladderpod | Any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods |
| bladderpod | Any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods |
| bladderpod | annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods |
| bleeding heart, lyreflower, lyre-flower, Dicentra spectabilis | garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers |
| bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria canadensis | perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties |
| bloodwort | Any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae |
| blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed, Scutellaria lateriflora | An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic |
| blueweed, blue devil, blue thistle, viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare | A coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers |
| boneset, agueweed, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum | perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads |
| borage, tailwort, Borago officinalis | hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach |
| breadroot, Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, pomme de prairie, Psoralea esculenta | densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots |
| buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum, Fagopyrum esculentum | A member of the genus Fagopyrum |
| bugle, bugleweed | Any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia |
| bugleweed, Lycopus virginicus | A mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers |
| bur reed | marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit |
| bush pea | Any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers |
| butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris | small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers |
| buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup | Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus |
| butterweed | Any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera |
| button snakeroot, Eryngium aquaticum | coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots |
| calamint | perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America |
| campanula, bellflower | Any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers |
| camphor dune tansy, Tanacetum camphoratum | densely hairy plant with rayless flowers |
| canna | Any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers |
| caraway, Carum carvi | A Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed |
| cardamom, cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum | rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning |
| carnivorous plant | plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals |
| carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa | perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots |
| caryophyllaceous plant | A plant of the family Caryophyllaceae |
| cat's foot, cat's feet, pussytoes, Antennaria dioica | low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers |
| catmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria | hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike |
| celeriac, celery root, knob celery, root celery, turnip-rooted celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum | Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root |
| celery, cultivated celery, Apium graveolens dulce | Widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked |
| chaenactis | Any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers |
| chamois cress, Pritzelago alpina, Lepidium alpina | small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems |
| chamomile, camomile, Chamaemelum nobilis, Anthemis nobilis | Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally |
| chervil, beaked parsley, Anthriscus cereifolium | aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads |
| chickweed | Any of various plants of the genus Stellaria |
| chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus | perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads |
| clammyweed, Polanisia graveolens, Polanisia dodecandra | strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs |
| climbing onion, Bowiea volubilis | Much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs |
| clover, trefoil | A plant of the genus Trifolium |
| cockscomb, common cockscomb, Celosia cristata, Celosia argentea cristata | garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers |
| coleus, flame nettle | Any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers |
| coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara | perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do |
| columbo, American columbo, deer's-ear, deer's-ears, pyramid plant, American gentian | Any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera |
| comfrey, cumfrey | perennial herbs of Europe and Iran |
| common amsinckia, Amsinckia intermedia | Annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers |
| common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica | Annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak |
| coral necklace, Illecebrum verticullatum | glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers |
| coreopsis, tickseed, tickweed, tick-weed | Any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods |
| coriander, coriander plant, Chinese parsley, cilantro, Coriandrum sativum | Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley |
| corn salad | A plant of the genus Valerianella |
| costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamita | tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers |
| costusroot, Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa | annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs / furs |
| cottonweed | Any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America |
| cow parsley, wild chervil, Anthriscus sylvestris | coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America |
| cow parsnip, hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium | tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers |
| creeping zinnia, Sanvitalia procumbens | Low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias |
| crotalaria, rattlebox | Any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle |
| crucifer, cruciferous plant | Any of various plants of the family Cruciferae |
| cumin, Cuminum cyminum | Dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds |
| cupflower, nierembergia | Any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers |
| dagga, Cape dagga, red dagga, wilde dagga, Leonotis leonurus | relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco |
| dandelion, blowball | Any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls |
| dead nettle | Any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips |
| dill, Anethum graveolens | aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning |
| dock, sorrel, sour grass | Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine |
| dog's mercury, dog mercury, Mercurialis perennis | European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers |
| dog fennel, Eupatorium capillifolium | weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers |
| draba | Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems |
| dragonhead, dragon's head, Dracocephalum parviflorum | American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers |
| drypis | spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers |
| earthnut, Conopodium denudatum | A common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts |
| eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena | hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable |
| elephant's-foot | Any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers |
| elsholtzia | Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes |
| endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia | Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green |
| evening primrose | Any of several plants of the family Onagraceae |
| false bugbane, Trautvetteria carolinensis | tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers |
| false foxglove, Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia | multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove |
| false foxglove, Aureolaria virginica, Gerardia virginica | sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove |
| false gromwell | Any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers |
| false nettle, bog hemp | Any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs |
| false rue anemone, false rue, Isopyrum biternatum | Slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers |
| fennel | Any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems |
| fenugreek, Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum | Annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry |
| feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, Chrysanthemum parthenium | bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads |
| feverroot, horse gentian, tinker's root, wild coffee, Triostium perfoliatum | coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers |
| fiesta flower, Pholistoma auritum, Nemophila aurita | straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers |
| flax | plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem |
| fleabane, feabane mullet, Pulicaria dysenterica | hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas |
| foamflower, coolwart, false miterwort, false mitrewort, Tiarella cordifolia | stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant |
| forget-me-not, mouse ear, Myosotis scorpiodes | small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers |
| foxglove, digitalis | Any of several plants of the genus Digitalis |
| fraxinella, dittany, burning bush, gas plant, Dictamnus alba | Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather |
| fringepod, lacepod | annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles |
| fumitory, fumewort, fumeroot, Fumaria officinalis | Delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers |
| galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata | tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall |
| garden forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica | small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers |
| geranium | Any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae |
| gesneria | Any plant of the genus Gesneria |
| giant buttercup, Laccopetalum giganteum | Spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru |
| giant hyssop | Any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache |
| ginger | perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems |
| ginseng, nin-sin, Panax ginseng, Panax schinseng, Panax pseudoginseng | Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers |
| gipsywort, gypsywort, Lycopus europaeus | hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers |
| glasswort, samphire, Salicornia europaea | fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers |
| globe thistle | Any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers |
| globeflower, globe flower | Any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers |
| goat's rue, goat rue, Galega officinalis | tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers |
| golden groundsel, golden ragwort, Packera aurea, Senecio aureus | weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers |
| goldenseal, golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, Hydrastis Canadensis | perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock / rootstock and large rounded leaves |
| goldthread, golden thread, Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica | low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock / rootstock and white flowers |
| goosefoot | Any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers |
| grains of paradise, Guinea grains, Guinea pepper, melagueta pepper, Aframomum melegueta | West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds |
| gramineous plant, graminaceous plant | cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves |
| green gentian, Frasera speciosa, Swertia speciosa | tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green |
| gromwell, Lithospermum officinale | European perennial branching plant |
| ground cherry, husk tomato | Any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk |
| gumweed, gum plant, tarweed, rosinweed | Any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally |
| halogeton, Halogeton glomeratus | A coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia |
| hawkweed | Any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion |
| hawkweed | Any of various plants of the genus Pilosella |
| heartleaf, heart-leaf, Asarum shuttleworthii | wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves |
| hedge mustard, Sisymbrium officinale | stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers |
| hedge nettle, dead nettle, Stachys sylvatica | foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome |
| hedge nettle, Stachys palustris | perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere |
| hemp agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum | coarse European herb with palmately divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads |
| hemp nettle, dead nettle, Galeopsis tetrahit | coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle |
| henbane, black henbane, stinking nightshade, Hyoscyamus niger | poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers |
| hepatica, liverleaf | Any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring |
| herb Paris, Paris quadrifolia | European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums |
| herb mercury, herbs mercury, boys-and-girls, Mercurialis annua | Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed |
| herbage, pasturage | succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land |
| hoary alison, hoary alyssum, Berteroa incana | tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods |
| hoary puccoon, Indian paint, Lithospermum canescens | perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment |
| honesty, silver dollar, money plant, satin flower, satinpod, Lunaria annua | Southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration |
| horehound | Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium |
| horse balm, horseweed, stoneroot, stone-root, richweed, stone root, Collinsonia canadensis | Erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers |
| horseradish, horse radish, red cole, Armoracia rusticana | coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root |
| hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum officinale | biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers |
| hound's-tongue, Cynoglossum virginaticum | perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers |
| hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis | A European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery |
| inula | Any plant of the genus Inula |
| ironweed, vernonia | Any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions / regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue |
| jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis | North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers |
| kangaroo paw, kangaroo's paw, kangaroo's-foot, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii | sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs |
| kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria | perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures |
| kniphofia, tritoma, flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower | A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers |
| krigia | Any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia |
| ladies' tobacco, lady's tobacco, Antennaria plantaginifolia | North American perennial propagated by means of runners |
| lamb succory, dwarf nipplewort, Arnoseris minima | small European herb with small yellow flowers |
| large-flowered fiddleneck, Amsinckia grandiflora | Annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes |
| legume, leguminous plant | An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae |
| lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, beebalm, Melissa officinalis | bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves |
| leopard's-bane, leopardbane | Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads |
| leopard plant | Any of various plants of temperate Eurasia |
| lettuce | Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca |
| licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra | deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves |
| lion's-ear, Leonotis nepetaefolia, Leonotis nepetifolia | pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers |
| lion's foot, gall of the earth, Nabalus serpentarius, Prenanthes serpentaria | Common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape |
| loasa | Any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers |
| lobelia | Any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia |
| loosestrife | Any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia |
| lovage, Levisticum officinale | herb native to southern Europe |
| mandrake, devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum | A plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers |
| maranta | Any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves |
| marsh felwort, Swertia perennia | perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers |
| martynia, Martynia annua | sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped flowers followed by unusual horned fruit |
| mayapple, May apple, wild mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum | North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit |
| medic, medick, trefoil | Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves |
| milk thistle, lady's thistle, Our Lady's mild thistle, holy thistle, blessed thistle, Silybum marianum | tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads |
| milkweed, silkweed | Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts |
| mint | Any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers |
| miterwort, mitrewort, bishop's cap | Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter |
| molucca balm, bells of Ireland, Molucella laevis | aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx |
| monarda, wild bergamot | Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda |
| moon carrot, stone parsley | Any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage |
| motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca | bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers |
| mountain mint | Any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum |
| mouse-ear chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse ear, clammy chickweed, chickweed | Any of various plants related to the common chickweed |
| mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant | Any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers |
| mustang mint, Monardella lanceolata | fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers |
| nasturtium | Any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers |
| nemophila | Any plant of the genus Nemophila |
| okra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus | tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews |
| one-flowered wintergreen, one-flowered pyrola, Moneses uniflora, Pyrola uniflora | Delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower |
| orach, orache | Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes |
| origanum | Any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings |
| oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel | Any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis |
| parsley, Petroselinum crispum | Annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves |
| parsnip, Pastinaca sativa | A strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root |
| pellitory, pellitory-of-Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum | A small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache |
| pellitory-of-the-wall, wall pellitory, pellitory, Parietaria difussa | herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers |
| pennyroyal, American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides | Erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers |
| peperomia | Any of various plants of the genus Peperomia |
| periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea | commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers |
| phlox | Any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox |
| physostegia | Any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers |
| pia, Indian arrowroot, Tacca leontopetaloides, Tacca pinnatifida | perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia |
| pickaback plant, piggyback plant, youth-on-age, Tolmiea menziesii | Vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young / young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk |
| pimpernel | Any of several plants of the genus Anagallis |
| pineapple, pineapple plant, Ananas comosus | A tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves |
| pineapple weed, rayless chamomile, Matricaria matricarioides | annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers |
| pipsissewa, prince's pine | Any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila |
| plantain | Any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago |
| plantain lily, day lily | Any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers |
| plumbago | Any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago |
| pokeweed | perennial of the genus Phytolacca |
| polemonium | Any plant of the genus Polemonium |
| prairie mimosa, prickle-weed, Desmanthus ilinoensis | perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers |
| prickly poppy, argemone, white thistle, devil's fig | Any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods |
| primrose, primula | Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads |
| pteropogon, Pteropogon humboltianum | southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit |
| puccoon, Lithospermum caroliniense | perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment |
| purslane | A plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb |
| pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium | white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below |
| rattlesnake root, Prenanthes purpurea | herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets |
| rattlesnake root | A plant of the genus Nabalus |
| red fox, Celosia argentea | weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers |
| reseda | Any plant of the genus Reseda |
| rhubarb, rhubarb plant | plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps |
| rock purslane | A plant of the genus Calandrinia |
| rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa | Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender |
| rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis | Widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery |
| rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens | European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves |
| safflower, false saffron, Carthamus tinctorius | thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil |
| sage, salvia | Any of various plants of the genus Salvia |
| sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia | Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods |
| salad burnet, burnet bloodwort, pimpernel, Poterium sanguisorba | European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads |
| salpiglossis | Any plant of the genus Salpiglossis |
| salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius | Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root |
| sand devil's claw, Proboscidea arenaria, Martynia arenaria | alternatively placed in genus Martynia |
| sanicle, snakeroot | A plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit |
| savory | Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees |
| savory, Micromeria juliana | Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions |
| sawwort, Serratula tinctoria | European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye |
| saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil | Any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga |
| scentless camomile, scentless false camomile, scentless mayweed, scentless hayweed, corn mayweed, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Matricaria inodorum | ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America |
| sea-rocket, Cakile maritima | salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy grey-green foliage |
| sea kale, sea cole, Crambe maritima | perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs |
| sea milkwort, sea trifoly, black saltwort, Glaux maritima | A small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers |
| sedum | Any of various plants of the genus Sedum |
| self-heal, heal all, Prunella vulgaris | decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties |
| sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum | East Indian annual erect herb |
| shamrock pea, Parochetus communis | Trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers |
| sheep plant, vegetable sheep, Raoulia lutescens, Raoulia australis | perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage |
| simple | Any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties |
| skullcap, helmetflower | A herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised |
| sneezeweed | Any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing |
| spiderflower, cleome | Any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers |
| spiderwort, dayflower | Any plant of the family Commelinaceae |
| spurge nettle, tread-softly, devil nettle, pica-pica, Cnidoscolus urens, Jatropha urens, Jatropha stimulosus | A stinging herb of tropical America |
| squirrel corn, Dicentra canadensis | American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn |
| stapelia, carrion flower, starfish flower | Any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers |
| stevia | Any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers |
| stevia | Any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia |
| stickweed | Any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing |
| stone parsley, Sison amomum | A slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white flowers with aromatic seeds |
| stonecress, stone cress | Any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema |
| strawberry | Any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry |
| suksdorfia | Any of several American plants of the genus Suksdorfia having orbicular to kidney-shaped somewhat succulent leaves and white or rose or violet flowers in terminal panicles |
| sweet cicely, Myrrhis odorata | European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers |
| sweet coltsfoot, Petasites sagitattus | American sweet-scented herb |
| sweet false chamomile, wild chamomile, German chamomile, Matricaria recutita, Matricaria chamomilla | annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior |
| sweet unicorn plant, Proboscidea fragrans, Martynia fragrans | A herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea |
| tansy-leaved rocket, Hugueninia tanacetifolia, Sisymbrium tanacetifolia | perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe |
| tansy mustard, Descurainia pinnata | North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy |
| tarweed | Any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia |
| tassel flower, Emilia coccinea, Emilia javanica, Emilia flammea, Cacalia javanica, Cacalia lutea | Tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads |
| tassel flower, Emilia sagitta | Tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers |
| teasel, teazel, teasle | Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts |
| thorny amaranth, Amaranthus spinosus | Erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes |
| thyme | Any of various mints of the genus Thymus |
| tobacco, tobacco plant | aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs |
| tomato, love apple, tomato plant, Lycopersicon esculentum | Native to South America |
| turfing daisy, Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii, Matricaria oreades | mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor |
| turfing daisy, Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii, Matricaria tchihatchewii | Low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers |
| turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica | Widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome |
| umbellifer, umbelliferous plant | Any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae |
| umbrella plant, Indian rhubarb, Darmera peltata, Peltiphyllum peltatum | rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems |
| vegetable | Any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower |
| vegetable sheep, sheep plant, Haastia pulvinaris | cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs |
| viola | Any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola |
| wall rocket, Diplotaxis muralis, Diplotaxis tenuifolia | yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places |
| wasabi | A Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root |
| water horehound, Lycopus americanus | aromatic perennial herb of United States |
| waterleaf | Any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum |
| white rocket, Diplotaxis erucoides | From Mediterranean region |
| white snakeroot, white sanicle, Ageratina altissima, Eupatorium rugosum | American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads |
| wild basil, cushion calamint, Clinopodium vulgare, Satureja vulgaris | aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers |
| wild celery, Apium graveolens | herb of Europe and temperate Asia |
| wild ginger | low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes |
| wild licorice, wild liquorice, American licorice, American liquorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota | North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties |
| wild senna, Senna marilandica, Cassia marilandica | North American perennial herb |
| wild vanilla, Trilisa odoratissima | perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla / vanilla |
| willowherb | A plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs |
| winged pea, asparagus pea, Lotus tetragonolobus | sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod |
| winter aconite, Eranthis hyemalis | small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone |
| winter heliotrope, sweet coltsfoot, Petasites fragrans | European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers |
| wintergreen, pyrola | Any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola |
| woad | Any of several herbs of the genus Isatis |
| wood mint | American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers |
| wort | usually used in combination |
| yellow bells, California yellow bells, whispering bells, Emmanthe penduliflora | viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers |
| yerba buena, Micromeria chamissonis, Micromeria douglasii, Satureja douglasii | Trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers |
| yerba mansa, Anemopsis californica | stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock / rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone |
| Broader | vascular plant, tracheophyte | green plant having a vascular system |
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| Spanish | herbácea, hierba, planta herbácea |
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| Catalan | herbàcia, herba, planta herbàcia |
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| Adjectives | herbal | of or relating to herbs |
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