Grass vs. Herb

Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

(countable) Various plants not in family Poaceae that resemble grasses.

(uncountable) A lawn.

Marijuana.

An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.

Sharp, closely spaced discontinuities in the trace of a cathode-ray tube, produced by random interference.

Noise on an A-scope or similar type of radar display.

The season of fresh grass; spring.

That which is transitory.

(transitive) To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).

To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.

(transitive) To cover with grass or with turf.

(transitive) To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.

(transitive) To bring to the grass or ground; to land.

Example: ‘to grass a fish’;

Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.

An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in pairs, and the seed single.

The season of fresh grass; spring.

Example: ‘Two years old next grass.’;

Metaphorically used for what is transitory.

Example: ‘Surely the people is grass.’;

Marijuana.

To cover with grass or with turf.

To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.

To bring to the grass or ground; to land; as, to grass a fish.

To produce grass.

narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)

animal food for browsing or grazing

street names for marijuana

shoot down, of birds

cover with grass;

Example: ‘The owners decided to grass their property’;

spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach

cover with grass

feed with grass

give away information about somebody;

Example: ‘He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam’;

(countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.

(countable) A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.

Example: ‘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?’;

Marijuana.

A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season

Grass; herbage.

A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.

Grass; herbage.

Example: ‘And flocksGrazing the tender herb.’;

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities

In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances; excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients. Culinary use typically distinguishes herbs from spices.