herbal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French herbal. By surface analysis, herb + -al
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Made from or with herbs.
Herbal tea has a nice aroma and is good for a stuffy head.
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(not-comparable) Made from natural herbs specifically as opposed to from synthetic materials.
Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.
2013 March 14, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, page 134:a herbal remedy for back-ache
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| herball | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
monoherbal · nonherbal · herbal high · herbalist · herbal medicine · polyherbal · herbalize · herbal body wrap · herbal tea · ethnoherbal · herbally · herbalism · herbal drink · herbal wrap · herbalistic · herbal supplement · multiherbal
Translations (20)
cy llysieuol (made from or with herbs) · de pflanzlich (made from or with herbs) · fr aux herbes (made from or with herbs) · id herbal (made from or with herbs) · pl ziołowy (made from or with herbs) · fr d'herbes (made from or with herbs) · et taimne (made from or with herbs) · et ravim- (made from or with herbs) · sl zelȋščen (made from or with herbs) · ru травяно́й (made from or with herbs) · sh bȋljnī (made from or with herbs) · it vegetale (made from or with herbs) · es herbal (made from or with herbs) · fi yrtti- (made from or with herbs) · sh би̑љнӣ (made from or with herbs) · gl de herbas (made from or with herbs) · cs bylinný (made from or with herbs) · nl kruiden- (made from or with herbs) · te మూలికా (made from or with herbs) · bg билков (made from or with herbs)