SAVORY


Meaning of SAVORY in English

■ noun an aromatic plant of the mint family, used as a culinary herb. [ Satureja hortensis ( summer ~ ) and S. montana ( winter ~ ).]

Origin

ME: perh. from OE sætherie , or via OFr., from L. satureia .

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