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erba

Definitions of erba
  1. noun
    narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
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    agrostide
    grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
    segala
    any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses
    cereale
    grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
    gramigna
    European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
    avena
    annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
    imbroglione, truffaldino, versipelle
    weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
    orzo
    cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
    imbroglione, truffaldino, versipelle, zizzania
    weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
    riso
    annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
    miglio
    any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
    frumento, granaglie, grano
    annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
    granaglie, granoturco, mais
    tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
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    graminacee
    cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves
  2. noun
    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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    podofillo
    North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
    ranuncolo
    any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
    epatica
    any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
    civaia
    an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
    trifoglio
    a plant of the genus Trifolium
    cali, riscolo
    fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
    rafano
    coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
    razzo, ruchetta, rughetta
    erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
    camomilla
    Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
    cicoria, radicchio
    perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
    indivia
    widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
    insalata, lattuga
    any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
    campanula
    any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
    primula
    any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
    pimpinella
    any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
    graminacee
    cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves
    pascolo, pastura
    succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
    lobelia
    any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
    canna
    any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
    banano
    any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
    zenzero
    perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
    cardamomo
    rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning
    asparagio, asparago
    plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
    aspidistra
    evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
    capraggine, galega
    tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
    liquirizia
    deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
    lupinella
    Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
    rabarbaro
    plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous
    agrimonia
    a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
    fragola
    any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry
    geranio
    any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
    ruta
    European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
    sassifraga
    any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
    hyssopus officinalis, issopo
    a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
    melissa
    bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
    menta
    any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
    gattaia
    hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
    salvia
    any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
    timo
    any of various mints of the genus Thymus
    sesamo
    East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
    melanzana
    hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
    pomodoro
    native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
    tabacco
    aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
    angelica
    any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
    cerfoglio
    aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
    sedano
    widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
    cimino, comino, cumino
    dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
    finocchio
    any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
    prezzemolo
    annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
    anice
    native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
    arachide
    widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
    ombrello
    foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
    amaranto, nappa di cardinale
    young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal
    vulvaria
    European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive in eastern North America
    bieta, bietola
    biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
    spinacio
    southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
    nasturzio
    any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
    cavolfiore, cavolo
    any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
    cavolfiore
    a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
    broccolo
    plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
    senape
    any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
    carciofo
    Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
    cardo
    southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
    bambù
    woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
    piantaggine
    a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
    mammola, viola, violetta
    any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
    cece
    Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
    soia
    erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
    lenticchia
    widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
    fagiolo
    any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
    pisello
    a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
    veccia
    any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
    pelargonio
    an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers
    acchiappamosche, dionea, pigliamosche
    carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
    calaminta, nepetella, nepitella
    mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe
    calaminta, nepetella, nepitella
    low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States
    origano
    aromatic Eurasian perennial
    maggiorana
    aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe
    basilico, ocimo
    annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs
    torcia
    tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
    vincetossico
    tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
  3. noun
    a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
    synonyms: marjiuana
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    canapa
    any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
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