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| English Dictionary: savory |
by the
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| 3 results for savory |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- savory
- adj
- morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was
scarcely savory"
Synonym(s): savory, savoury
Antonym(s): offensive, unsavory, unsavoury
- having an agreeably pungent taste
Synonym(s): piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty
- pleasing to the sense of taste
Synonym(s): mouth-watering, savory, savoury
- n
- any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus
Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
- dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
Synonym(s): savory, Micromeria juliana
- either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
Synonym(s): savory, savoury
- an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
Synonym(s): savory, savoury
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Savory \Sa"vor*y\ (-[ycr]), a. [From {Savor}.]
Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. [Written also
{savoury}.]
The chewing flocks Had ta'en their supper on the savory
herb. --Milton.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Savory \Sa"vo*ry\ (s[amac]"v[osl]*r[ycr]), n. [F. savor[82]e;
cf. It. santoreggia, satureja, L. satureia,] (Bot.)
An aromatic labiate plant ({Satureia hortensis}), much used
in cooking; -- also called {summer savory}. [Written also
{savoury}.]
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