Synonyms for wort

Most common

vegetable · herb · potherb

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.

Related words

Word family

wortlike worty wortyard

Phrases

swallow wort adder's wort dragon's wort

Forms

Plural

worts → herbs, vegetables, potherbs…

Example sentences

• vegetable We have a small vegetable garden behind our house.
• herb The herb used in that pasta sauce might be parsley.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

herb¹

7 letters

potherb

9 letters

vegetable³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vegetable³ = 3 syllables).