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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
- colocasia esculenta 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
- chelone herbaceous perennials: shellflower
- salpichroa herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs
- florest's cineraria herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue