potherb

/pot-urb, -hurb/US // ˈpɒtˌɜrb, -ˌhɜrb //UK // (ˈpɒtˌhɜːb) //

野菜,野草,雪里蕻,野菜花

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any herb prepared as food by cooking in a pot, as spinach, or added as seasoning in cookery, as thyme.

Chili plants and Cape gooseberries abounded, and many a potherb pleasant to behold and good in a curry.
This plant was formerly cultivated as a potherb, and is now commonly found on waste ground near villages.
It is grown in some parts for use as a potherb, and an aromatic oil is also obtained from the seeds.
We are told in the books that it is a potherb, an aromatic stimulant, even a remedy for toothache.