herblore

noun

Etymology

From herb + lore.

  1. inherited from *laizō
  2. inherited from *laiʀu
  3. inherited from lār
  4. inherited from lore
  5. compounded as herblore — “herb + lore

Definitions

  1. The traditional knowledge, teaching, or study of herbs

    The traditional knowledge, teaching, or study of herbs; herbalism.

    • Ealstan's master of herblore droned on and on about the mystical properties of plants.
    • “Then I have a proposal for you,” she said, and withdrew a sheaf of skins from her satchel, filled with all the herblore she could remember from before Dian Cecht threw her work to the wind.
    • He seemed fascinated. “There is one other thing,” she said. “How much herblore do you know?” He bit his lower lip. “Not much.” “More than me, though, I'm sure.”

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for herblore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA