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herbish

herbish adjective: herby.

Adjective

herbish (comparative more herbish, superlative most herbish)

  1. herby
    • The Leaves are of a herbish Taste, and pretty strong. The Root is very much of a sweetish Taste; the Flowers are without Smell.1741, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, A Voyage Into the Levant, page 216

Forms of herbish

comparativemore herbish
superlativemost herbish

Origin of herbish

From herb + -ish.

Questions about herbish

What does herbish mean?
Herbish means herby.
What part of speech is herbish?
Herbish is an adjective.

Words near herbish in the dictionary

  1. Herbin
  2. herbiness
  3. Herbins
  4. herbiphagous
  5. herbiphagy
  6. herbish
  7. herbist
  8. herbists
  9. herbivora
  10. herbivoral
  11. herbivore

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