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Herbal vs Herbarium - What's the difference?

herbal | herbarium |

As nouns the difference between herbal and herbarium

is that herbal is a manual of herbs and their medical uses while herbarium is a collection of dried plants or parts of plants.

As an adjective herbal

is made from or with herbs.

herbal

English

Alternative forms

* herball (obsolete)

Adjective

(head)
  • Made from or with herbs.
    • Herbal tea has a nice aroma and is good for a stuffy head.
  • Made from natural herbs specifically as opposed to from synthetic materials.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-03
    • , author=David S. Senchina , title=Athletics and Herbal Supplements , volume=101, issue=2, page=134 , magazine= citation , passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.}}
    People think herbal supplements are safer because they are natural.

    Derived terms

    * herbal body wrap * herbal medicine * herbal tea * herbal wrap

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A manual of herbs and their medical uses
  • * {{quote-news, year=2005, date=January 7, author=Cecil Adams, title=The Straight Dope, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=It can still be found in herbals and such, which describe it as a sedative and cough suppressant. }}
  • An herbal supplement
  • * {{quote-news, year=2003, date=March 7, author=Jeffrey Felshman, title=The Killer Inside Me, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=I took a ride to the shopping strip at Belmont and Central and stocked up on herbals at three Polish New Age health stores. }}

    herbarium

    English

    (wikipedia herbarium)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A collection of dried plants or parts of plants.
  • *
    • With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium' packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. ' Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
  • A building or institution where such a collection is kept.

    • See also

    * arboretum * botanical garden English nouns with irregular plurals ----