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Herb

Herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typically distinguishes herbs from spices. Herbs generally refers to the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or…

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Herb

Nodes128
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Triples115
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015625
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related to Ritual · 18
Herb → Aegele, Anglo-Saxon, Azadirachta, Boswellia, Commiphora, Curcuma, During, For, Hellenistic, Herbs, Hinduism, Native American, Ocimum, Plants, Rastafari, Siberian, The Cherokee, Wicca
related to Medicine · 16
Herb → As, BCE, CE, Complications, For, Galen, Herbs, However, Hypericum, In, John's-wort, Piper, Some, St, Sumerians, There
related to history · 12
Herb → Ancient Greek, Botany, During, Herbs, In, Jewish, Latin, Middle Ages, One, Parsley, The Talmud, Theophrastus
related to Cosmetics · 11
Herb → Ayurvedic, During, Europe, Herbal, India, Mixtures, One, Originally, The, They, Western
related to Definition · 10
Herb → Another, For, Herbalism, In, Latin, Shrubs, The, Therefore, This, Usually
related to External links · 9
Herb → Archived, Federal Regulations, Herbs, Media, Spices, US Code, Wayback Machine, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Culinary · 7
Herb → Culinary, Herbs, Laurus, Perennial, Rosmarinus, Some, There
related to Other · 5
Herb → Filipendula, For, Middle Ages, Strewing, Such
related to Reproduction · 4
Herb → Leaves, Perennial, Plant, This
related to Teas · 4
Herb → Common, Herbal, Some, Typically

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herbs used plants plant also culinary herbal use leaves medicinal spices sage roots purposes spiritual parts including medicine seeds bark

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Herbis aplant which is of use to humans0.90text
sageinstance ofsome of the most commonly described herbs0.80text
rosemaryinstance ofsome of the most commonly described herbs0.80text
lavender would be excluded from the botanical definition of an herb as they do not die down each yearinstance ofsome of the most commonly described herbs0.80text
and they possess woody stemsinstance ofsome of the most commonly described herbs0.80text
thymeinstance ofthey are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food.Herbs can be perennials0.80text
oreganoinstance ofthey are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food.Herbs can be perennials0.80text
sage or lavenderinstance ofthey are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food.Herbs can be perennials0.80text
biennials such as parsleyinstance ofthey are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food.Herbs can be perennials0.80text
or annuals like basilinstance ofthey are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food.Herbs can be perennials0.80text
rosemaryinstance ofPerennial herbs can be shrubs0.80text
river mintinstance ofHerbs0.80text

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