薬草|やくそうyakusou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmedicinal herb

• SynonymハーブNeutralLoanword covering culinary and medicinal herbs, used mostly for cooking and tea; 「薬草」 is the broader term for any plant used as medicine.
• Antonym毒草どくそうNeutralAntonym: a poisonous plant, the opposite of 「薬草」, which has medicinal value.

Use 「薬草」 for plants used as medicine. For herbs in cooking or tea — culinary or medicinal — say 「ハーブ」. 「毒草」 is the opposite: a poisonous plant.

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1. 薬くすりに用もちいる植物しょくぶつ。薬用やくよう植物しょくぶつ。