herb

Other forms of herb

plural

herbs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about herb

What does herb mean?

herb means "a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in herb?

herb has 1 syllable: herb. In IPA it is /ˈɝb/.

What is another word for herb?

Close synonyms include herbaceous plant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is herb a common word?

herb is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.