Herbs is a plural noun referring to aromatic plants used to flavor, garnish, or medicinally. In American usage the plural is often pronounced with the “h” silent, yielding a pronunciation like /ɜːrbz/ or /ɜːrbz/ depending on dialect, while in some contexts the full /h/ may be pronounced, as in careful speech. The term encompasses culinary and medicinal plant leaves such as basil, thyme, and mint, collectively described as herbs.
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