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vegetable vs herb

herb vs vegetable

vegetable and herb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vegetable Yes No No No
herb Yes No No No
As nouns, herb is a hypernym of vegetable; that is, herb is a word with a broader meaning than vegetable:
  • vegetable: any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
  • 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 vegetable include herbaceous plant.
vegetable (noun) herb (noun)
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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