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Herbal   Listen
noun
Herbal  n.  
1.
A book containing the names and descriptions of plants.
2.
A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved; a hortus siccus; an herbarium.






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"Herbal" Quotes from Famous Books



... But, after drinking a herbal draught concocted by our host, and eating a light meal, at noon, he felt much better; so much so that he declared himself ready ...
— Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas • Herman Melville

... called forth in the patient; and the hopes I have hitherto permitted myself to give you were founded on my experience that her own hopes, conceived in trance, bad never been fallacious or exaggerated. The simples that I gathered for her yesterday she had described; they are not in our herbal. But as they are sometimes used by the natives, I had the curiosity to analyze their chemical properties shortly after I came to the colony, and they seemed to me as innocent as lime-blossoms. They are rare in this part of Australia, but she told me where I should find them,—a remote spot, ...
— A Strange Story, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... He is qualified to decide even upon your skill. And when did you arrive, my dearest friend? and where have you been? Our old haunts? Many sketches? What abbey have you explored, what antique treasures have you discovered? I have such a fine addition for your herbal! The Barbary cactus, just what you wanted; I found it in my volume of Shelley; and beautifully dried, beautifully; it will quite charm you. What do you think of this drawing? Is it not beautiful? quite the character, is it not?' Ferdinand paused for ...
— Henrietta Temple - A Love Story • Benjamin Disraeli



Words linked to "Herbal" :   tisane, herbal tea, herb, tea



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