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HEALING HERB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does healing herb mean? 

HEALING HERB (noun)
  The noun HEALING HERB has 1 sense:

1. leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cookedplay

  Familiarity information: HEALING HERB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEALING HERB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

comfrey; healing herb

Hypernyms ("healing herb" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("healing herb" is a part of...):

boneset; common comfrey; Symphytum officinale (European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America)


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