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gumbo vs herb

herb vs gumbo

gumbo and herb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gumbo Yes No No No
herb Yes No No No
As nouns, herb is a hypernym of gumbo; that is, herb is a word with a broader meaning than gumbo:
  • gumbo: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
  • herb: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Other hypernyms of gumbo include herbaceous plant.
gumbo (noun) herb (noun)
a soup or stew thickened with okra pods aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
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