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ört — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • herb noun A plant used to flavour food, especially the leaves.
  • ide noun A freshwater fish related to minnows and carp, native to rivers and lakes across northern Europe and Asia.
  • wort noun A plant, especially one used for food or medicine — often the second half of a plant's name, as in "St. John's wort."

Senses

ört is used for these senses in English:

  • herb (countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
  • herb (countable) A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
  • ide A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus. [from 19th c.]
  • wort (archaic, or, historical) Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.

herb — full definition

  1. noun A plant used to flavour food, especially the leaves.
  2. noun A plant used in traditional or alternative medicine.

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