a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
grass, herb
'une herbe' (fem.) is a French word for herb, weed, and grass.
Mint is a sweet smelling herb.
Calendula, is from the Latin kalendae, the word Romans used to indicate that the flower bloomed throughout the year close by. Officinalis indicates that this herb was an official medicinal herb.
spice
Herb is one of many slang references to marijuana.
pennyroyal
Wort
Une herbe (fem.).
The antonym of herb is animal, or herbicide, or anything that hurts the plant itself.
haabu
Dill.