herb meaning in Sanskrit
ओषधि óṣadhi
UK/hɜːb//(h)ɝb/
herb in Sanskrit: ओषधि (óṣadhi), शाक (śāka). In English, herb means a plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season.
Sanskrit words for herb
- an herb, plant, especially a medicinal herb
- ओषधि óṣadhi
- a herb, potherb
- शाक śāka
English meaning of herb
- noun A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season.
- noun Grass; herbage.
- noun Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
- noun A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
herb in a sentence
- If any medicinal herbs used by witches were supposedly evil, then how come people from at least the past benefited from the healing properties of such herbs?
Synonyms of herb
herb in other languages
Questions about herb in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of herb in Sanskrit?
- Herb in Sanskrit is ओषधि (óṣadhi), शाक (śāka).
- herb इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Herb: ओषधि (óṣadhi), शाक (śāka).
- What does herb mean in English?
- Herb means a plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “herb”: ओषधि, शाक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: herb (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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