potherb

[ pot-urb, -hurb ]

noun

1. any leafy green vegetable prepared as food by cooking in a pot, such as spinach, or herb added as seasoning in cooking, such as thyme.

potherb

/ ˈpɒtˌhɜːb /

noun

1. any plant having leaves, flowers, stems, etc, that are used in cooking for seasoning and flavouring or are eaten as a vegetable

Word History and Origins

Origin of potherb¹

First recorded in 1530–40; pot ¹ + herb

Example Sentences

By good luck, Father Benet was walking at the moment of their arrival in his potherb garden.

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Cattle are fond of the herbage, and the plants are considered excellent as potherbs and for salads.

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It is a sweet little cottage, with a little garden in front of it, well stored with potherbs, "gilli-flowers gentle and rosemarie;" and has a little wicket gate opening to the road.

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Chili plants and Cape gooseberries abounded, and many a potherb pleasant to behold and good in a curry.

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"For my part, if I were the owner of the palace, I would bid my gardener cultivate nothing but savory potherbs to make a stuffing for roast meat, or to flavor a stew with."

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