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nouna plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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nounaromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
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- taro herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
- peppermint herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring
- stegosaurus herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
- sunray herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
- dalo herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
- malva herbs and subshrubs: mallows
- dusty miller herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
- salpichroa herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs
- fritillaria affinis herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers
- genus meconopsis herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic