Herb
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TEA
A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"

4 letters

SAGA
A narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

WORT
Usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'

DILL
Aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning

ALOE
Succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

SAGE
Aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

MINT
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

5 letters

COMMO

CUMIN
Aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family

CHIVE
Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning

ANISE
Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery

THYME
Any of various mints of the genus Thymus

BASIL
Leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried

PLANT
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

6 letters

YARROW
Ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America

GARDEN
A yard or lawn adjoining a house

BORAGE
An herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked

LOVAGE
Stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers

ORIGAN

HYSSOP
Bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes

FENNEL
Fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture

7 letters

CHERVIL
Fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach

PARSLEY
Aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food

OREGANO
Pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets

BAYLEAF
Dried leaf of the bay laurel

CATMINT
Hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats

8 letters

ANGELICA
Aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica

ROSEMARY
Extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats

MARJORAM
Pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets

TARRAGON
Fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning

9 letters

SPEARMINT

10 letters

PEPPERMINT

15 letters

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