herb

noun/hɜːb/CEFR B1

ভেষজ, সুগন্ধি পাতা

Meaning

A plant used to flavour food or as a medicine.

Example sentences

Add fresh herbs at the end.শেষে টাটকা পাতা দিয়ে দাও।
Neem is a medicinal herb.নিম একটি ভেষজ উদ্ভিদ।

A common mistake

The h in herb is silent in British English.→The h in herb is silent in American English.

Britain says herb with the h sounded; America drops it and says erb. Both are standard where they are spoken.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: plant

Similar words, and what each means

plant
রোপণ করা, লাগানো, গাছ, চারা, উদ্ভিদ
To put seeds or young plants into the ground to grow.

“herb” elsewhere on EnglishBD

It is an unrelated herb with needle-like leaves and a pine-like smell — the name comes from Latin ros marinus, 'dew of the sea'.
rosemary — dictionary →
Dill is its own herb — feathery leaves, and a taste closer to aniseed than to coriander.
dill — dictionary →
Parsley is a different herb; ধনেপাতা is coriander leaf, or cilantro in America.
parsley — dictionary →

Where this word is used

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“herb” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ভেষজ, সুগন্ধি পাতা
- • ভারা ব্যবস্থা, নির্মাণের অস্থায়ী কাঠামোর সমষ্টি
- • ট্যারাগন
- • সাবটাইটেল, পর্দায় দেখানো অনূদিত সংলাপ
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ভেষজ, সুগন্ধি পাতা — herb (noun) — ভেষজ, সুগন্ধি পাতা. A plant used to flavour food or as a medicine.
Which word is closest in meaning to “herb”?
- • plant
- • chopping board
- • precipitation
- • ballad
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plant — plant — রোপণ করা, লাগানো, গাছ, চারা, উদ্ভিদ. To put seeds or young plants into the ground to grow.

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