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Herb vs Herblore - What's the difference?

herb | herblore |

As a proper noun herb

is .

As a noun herblore is

the knowledge, teaching, science, or study of herbs; herbalism.

herb

English

(wikipedia herb)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavor or season food.
  • Plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
  • (slang, euphemistic) Marijuana.
  • (botany) A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season
  • (obsolete) Grass; herbage.
  • * Milton
    • flocks grazing the tender herb

    Synonyms

    * (marijuana) grass, weed

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * arbor * herbaceous * herbage * herbal * herbarium * herbicidal * herbicide * herbivore * herbivorous * herbed up

    Anagrams

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    herblore

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The knowledge, teaching, science, or study of herbs; herbalism.
  • *2000 , Harry Turtledove, Into the Darkness :
    • Ealstan's master of herblore droned on and on about the mystical properties of plants.
  • *2012 , Kevin Hearne, Two Ravens and One Crow: An Iron Druid Chronicles Novella :
    • “Then I have a proposal for you,” she said, and withdrew a sheaf of skins from her satchel, filled with all the herblore she could remember from before Dian Cecht threw her work to the wind.
  • *2013 , Steven J Pemberton, Death & Magic - Page 106 :
    • He seemed fascinated. “There is one other thing,” she said. “How much herblore do you know?” He bit his lower lip. “Not much.” “More than me, though, I'm sure.”
  • *2013 , Kevin Hearne, Hunted :
    • They are yours if you kill a man for me.” I perused a few of the pages and realized that the herblore set down therein was far beyond my ken.