different between herb vs botanica

English

Etymology

From Middle English erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba. Initial h was restored to the spelling in the 15th century on the basis on Latin, but it remained mute until the 19th century and still is for many speakers.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian, General New Zealand) enPR: hû(r)b, IPA^(key): /h??b/
• (US, Canada) enPR: (h)ûrb, IPA^(key): /(h)?b/
• North American pronunciation of the word varies; some speakers include the h-sound and others omit it, with the h-less pronunciation being the more common. Individual speakers are usually consistent in their choice, but the choice does not appear to be correlated with any regional, socioeconomic, or educational distinctions.
• Outside of North America, the h-less pronunciation is restricted to speakers who have a general tendency to "drop the h" in all words.
• Rhymes: -??(?)b
• Homophone: Herb (for the pronunciation /h??(?)b/)

Noun

herb (countable and uncountable, plural herbs)

1. (countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
2. (countable) A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.

3. (uncountable, slang) Cannabis.

   Synonyms: grass, weed; see also Thesaurus:marijuana
4. (countable, botany) A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season
5. (uncountable, obsolete) Grass; herbage.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:seasoning

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Behr, Hebr., breh, hreb

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hare, here (inflected harwe, herwe), from Old High German *haro, from Proto-West Germanic *haru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?rp/, [h???p], [h??p]

Adjective

herb (comparative herber, superlative am herbsten)

1. (of food and drink, e.g. beer) slightly bitter or sharp to the taste, often in a pleasant way; tart (but not in the sense of “sour”)
2. (figuratively, chiefly of events or deeds) harsh; hard

Declension

Derived terms

• Herbheit

Further reading

• “herb” in Duden online

Polish

Etymology

From Old Czech herb, from Middle High German erbe (“heritage”). Compare German Erbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x?rp/

Noun

herb m inan

1. (heraldry) coat of arms
2. (heraldry) armigerous clan; cf. Polish heraldry

Declension

Descendants

• Russian: ???? (gerb)
  • Latvian: ?erbonis
• Yiddish: ????? (herb)

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• herf

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /herb/

Noun

herb

1. (dated) war

Synonyms

• lec
• lej

English

Noun

botanica (plural botanicas)

1. A shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by followers of santería.

Anagrams

• abaction

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin botanica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo??ta?.ni.ka?/
• Hyphenation: bo?ta?ni?ca

Noun

botanica f (uncountable)

1. botany [from 17th c.]

   Synonym: botanie

Noun

botanica f (plural botanica's)

1. female equivalent of botanicus

Interlingua

Noun

botanica (uncountable)

1. botany

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo?ta.ni.ka/
• Rhymes: -anika

Noun

botanica f (plural botaniche)

1. botany

Noun

botanica f (plural botaniche)

1. female equivalent of botanico

Related terms

• archeobotanica
• botanico
• criptobotanica
• etnobotanica
• geobotanica
• paletnobotanica

Adjective

botanica

1. feminine singular of botanico

Anagrams

• abantico, cabinato

Occitan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (botanik?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buta?niko]

Noun

botanica f (uncountable)

1. botany

Adjective

botanica

1. feminine singular of botanic

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo?tanika]

Noun

botanica f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of botanic?