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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

  1. noun A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season.
  2. noun Grass; herbage.
  3. noun Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
  4. noun A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.

Full definition of herb

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

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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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