Herbs Word Search
This Herbs word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: BASIL, ROSEMARY, THYME, SAGE, OREGANO, PARSLEY, DILL, CILANTRO, MINT, CHIVES, TARRAGON, MARJORAM.
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Herbs word list, defined
- BASIL /ˈbæzəl/ (UK), /ˈbeɪzəl/ (US) · noun
- An aromatic herb of the mint family, with sweet-smelling leaves used fresh or dried as a culinary seasoning, especially in Italian and Southeast Asian cooking. Also, a cultivated plant of the genus Ocymum/Ocimum. Related: herb, seasoning, sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum.
- ROSEMARY /ˈrəʊzməri/ (British); /ˈroʊzməri/ (US) · noun
- Rosemary is an aromatic evergreen herb and shrub whose needle-like leaves are widely used as a culinary seasoning. Its name literally means "dew of the sea." Related: rosemary herb, Rosmarinus officinalis.
- THYME /taɪm/ · noun
- Thyme is an aromatic herb whose small leaves are widely used in cooking, especially in Mediterranean and European cuisines. In older or archaic usage, thyme can also mean a time or period.
- SAGE /seɪdʒ/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, sage can mean the aromatic herb used in cooking and traditional remedies or, more formally, a wise and respected person. As an adjective, it means wise, experienced, and judicious. Related: wise, prudent, judicious, sensible.
- OREGANO /əˈrɛɡənoʊ/ (US); /əˈrɛɡənəʊ/ (UK) · noun
- Oregano is an aromatic herb whose fresh or dried leaves are used as a seasoning, especially in Italian, Greek, and Mediterranean cooking. The name generally refers to the plant Origanum vulgare, although culinary usage can include closely related species. Related: marjoram.
- PARSLEY /ˈpɑːr.sli/ (US); /ˈpɑːz.li/ (UK) · noun
- A small herbaceous plant with divided green leaves and a distinctive flavour, widely used as a garnish and ingredient in cooking. The fresh leaves are also known as parsley. Related: cilantro, coriander leaves, petroselinum.
- DILL /dɪl/ · noun
- An aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with feathery leaves and seeds used to flavor food; also the leaves or seeds of this plant used as a culinary seasoning. Related: anise, fennel, cumin, caraway.
- CILANTRO /sɪˈlæntroʊ/ · noun
- The fresh leaves and tender stems of the coriander plant (Coriandum sativum), widely used as a culinary herb, especially in Mexican, Indian, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern cooking. Related: coriander leaves, fresh coriander, Chinese parsley.
- MINT /mɪnt/ · noun, verb, adjective
- Mint is an aromatic herb whose leaves are used to flavour food, drinks, and sweets; the word can also refer to a sweet made with mint flavouring. By extension, a mint is a place where coins are manufactured, and as an adjective, mint describes something in excellent, unspoiled condition. Related: fresh, new, immaculate, flawless.
- CHIVES /tʃaɪvz/ · noun
- A small perennial plant of the onion family (Allium schoenoprasum) with slender hollow leaves, used as a culinary herb; also, the leaves themselves, typically snipped fresh into dishes. Related: herb, allium, scallion.
- TARRAGON /ˈtærəɡən/ · noun
- An aromatic perennial herb with narrow leaves and a distinctive, slightly sweet flavor, used as a seasoning in sauces, soups, and salads. Its name also refers, rarely, to a dragon in heraldry. Related: estragon.
- MARJORAM /ˈmɑːrdʒərəm/; non-rhotic British English: /ˈmɑːdʒərəm/ · noun
- Marjoram is a culinary herb whose dried or fresh leaves are used to season food. The name can also refer to the small, aromatic flowering plant in the mint family from which the herb is obtained. Related: sweet marjoram, oregano, marjoram herb.
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