herb, her be

[Fr. her be, from Lat. herb a.] 1. Ord. Lang.: A plant the stem of which is not IMG:content-1126.png:[blocks in formation] Bot.: The Cowslip, Primula ver is . herb-robert, s . "An herbaceous plant resembling the water flower-de- luce."- Browne : Vulgar Errors , bk. ii., ch. vi. *2. Feeding or living upon herbs; herbivorous. "As the herbaceous eaters, for instance, are many, and devour much."-Derham: Physico-Theology, bk. iv., ch. xi. herbaceous-leaf, s. Bot.: A leaf which is thin, green, cellular, and flaccid. IMG:content-1127.png:[blocks in formation] herb-al-Ism, s. [English herbal; -ism.] The science or knowledge of herbs or plants.