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- [pot-urb, -hurb]
- /ˈpɒtˌɜrb, -ˌhɜrb/
- /ˈpɒt.hɜːb/
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- [pot-urb, -hurb]
- /ˈpɒtˌɜrb, -ˌhɜrb/
Definitions of potherb word
- noun potherb any herb prepared as food by cooking in a pot, as spinach, or added as seasoning in cookery, as thyme. 1
- noun potherb any plant having leaves, flowers, stems, etc, that are used in cooking for seasoning and flavouring or are eaten as a vegetable 0
- noun potherb any herb whose leaves and stems are boiled and eaten or used as a flavoring 0
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Origin of potherb
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; pot1 + herb
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Parts of speech for Potherb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
potherb popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
potherb usage trend in Literature
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