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herbal

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French herbal. By surface analysis, herb +‎ -al

Adjective

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herbal (not comparable)

  1. Made from or with herbs.
    Herbal tea has a nice aroma and is good for a stuffy head.
  2. Made from natural herbs specifically as opposed to from synthetic materials.
    a herbal remedy for back-ache
    • 2013 March, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist‎[1], volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, page 134:
      Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.

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Noun

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herbal (plural herbals)

  1. A manual of herbs and their medical uses.
    • 1978, Keith Vincent Smith, The Illustrated Earth Garden Herbal, Melbourne: Thomas Nelson Australia, page 24, column 2:
      The oldest printed herbal in English consequently is Banckes' Herball publishedby Richard Banckes in 1525 (as Bartholomaeus Anglicus' work was not strictly a herbal).
    • 2005 January 7, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader‎[2]:
      It can still be found in herbals and such, which describe it as a sedative and cough suppressant.
  2. An herbal supplement.
    • 2003 March 7, Jeffrey Felshman, “The Killer Inside Me”, in Chicago Reader‎[3]:
      I took a ride to the shopping strip at Belmont and Central and stocked up on herbals at three Polish New Age health stores.

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since the 15th century. From herba +‎ -al.

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Noun

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herbal m (plural herbais)

  1. meadow; lawn
    Synonyms: herbeira, prado

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herbal m or f (plural herbais)

  1. herbal

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English herbal.

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herbal (comparative lebih herbal, superlative paling herbal)

  1. herbal
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɾˈbal/ [eɾˈβ̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: her‧bal

Adjective

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herbal m or f (masculine and feminine plural herbales)

  1. herbal

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