Herb

(ĕrb, 14) (Synop., § 130), n. [Lat. herba, Fr. herbe, Pr. herba, erba, It. erba, Pg. herva, erva, Sp. yerba.] A plant having a soft or succulent stalk or stem, that dies to the root every year, and is thus distinguished from a tree and a shrub, which have ligneous, or hard, woody stems.

And flocks grazing the tender herb. Shak.