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herbal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɝbəl/ (US)
  • /ˈhɜːbəl/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French herbal. By surface analysis, herb + -al

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Made from or with herbs.
    • Herbal tea has a nice aroma and is good for a stuffy head.
  2. (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

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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)

herbal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɝbəl/ (US)
  • /ˈhɜːbəl/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French herbal. By surface analysis, herb + -al

Meanings

  1. A manual of herbs and their medical uses.
    • The oldest printed herbal in English consequently is Banckes' Herball publishedby Richard Banckes in 1525 (as Bartholomaeus Anglicus' work was not strictly a herbal). 1978, Keith Vincent Smith, The Illustrated Earth Garden Herbal, Melbourne: Thomas Nelson Australia, page 24, column 2:
    • It can still be found in herbals and such, which describe it as a sedative and cough suppressant. 2005 January 7, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader:
  2. An herbal supplement.
    • I took a ride to the shopping strip at Belmont and Central and stocked up on herbals at three Polish New Age health stores. 2003 March 7, Jeffrey Felshman, “The Killer Inside Me”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

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herball alternative, obsolete lexicographic
herbals Number=Plur lexicographic