garden herb
Homegrown flavor leaf
A garden herb is a plant cultivated for culinary, medicinal, or aromatic purposes—basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, and the like.
The term distinguishes domesticated herbs grown intentionally from wild plants: She picked some garden herbs for the sauce.
Garden herbs are typically leafy, fragrant, and used in small quantities for flavoring.
- parsleyCulinary herb for garnishing
- oreganoMediterranean culinary herb
- thymeAromatic culinary herb
- rosemaryFragrant culinary evergreen
- lemongrassFragrant tropical culinary grass
mint · chamomile · marjoram · borage · sage · lemon balm · basil · tarragon · dill · chives · cilantro · fresh herbs · chervil · bay leaf · lovage · lavender · tansy · windowsill
garden herbspice
Plant-derived food flavoring
cinnamon · coriander seed · cumin · clove · pepper
garden herbwildflower
Uncultivated flowering plant
wild greens · weed · indigenous plant · woodland plant · native plant
garden herbweed
Uninvited plant
noxious weed · toxic plant · dandelion · crabgrass · thistle