■ noun
1》 any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume.
2》 Botany any seed-bearing plant which does not have a woody stem and dies down to the ground after flowering.
Derivatives
~y adjective ( ~ier , ~iest ).
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. ~a 'grass, green crops, ~'.