"herbe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛrb(ə)/, /ˈɛːrb(ə)/ Forms: herbes [plural]
Etymology: From Old French erbe, from Latin herba. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|erbe}} Old French erbe, {{der|enm|la|herba}} Latin herba Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} herbe, {{enm-noun}} herbe (plural herbes)
  1. A herbaceous plant:
    A plant as an ingredient.
    Sense id: en-herbe-enm-noun-CIu6Libe
  2. A herbaceous plant:
    A plant as used in alchemy, magic or medicine.
    Categories (topical): Alchemy, Medicine, Occult
    Sense id: en-herbe-enm-noun-5ja9EL8~ Disambiguation of Alchemy: 3 78 16 3 Disambiguation of Medicine: 18 66 0 16 Disambiguation of Occult: 10 51 30 9
  3. Herbage (plants, especially grass) Categories (topical): Cooking Categories (lifeform): Herbs, Plants
    Sense id: en-herbe-enm-noun-pqhB67Te Disambiguation of Cooking: 25 27 33 15 Disambiguation of Herbs: 15 15 55 14 Disambiguation of Plants: 13 13 59 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 32 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 13 67 9
  4. (rare) A woody plant; a tree. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-herbe-enm-noun-tq46j9ib
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eerbe, erbe, ȝerbe, oerbe, yerbe Related terms: herbage, herber

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