in Botany, a name by which Linnaeus designates that portion of every vegetable which arises from the root, and is terminated by the fructification. It comprehends, 1. The trunk, stalk, or stem. 2. The leaves. 3. Those minute external parts called by the same author the folia or supports of plants. 4. The buds, or, as he also terms them, the winter-quarters of the future vegetable.

Herb-Christopher. See Actea, Botany Index.

Herb-Robert, (a species of Geranium). See Geranium, Botany Index.