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SAVORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
Synonyms:
savory; savoury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("savory" is a kind of...):
dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat (something considered choice to eat)
Derivation:
savory (pleasing to the sense of taste)
savory (having an agreeably pungent taste)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
Synonyms:
savory; savoury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("savory" is a kind of...):
herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "savory"):
summer savory; summer savoury (herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses)
winter savory; winter savoury (resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
Synonyms:
Micromeria juliana; savory
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("savory" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("savory" is a member of...):
genus Micromeria; Micromeria (large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("savory" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "savory"):
Satureia hortensis; Satureja hortensis; summer savory (erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere)
Satureia montana; Satureja montana; winter savory (erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe)
Holonyms ("savory" is a member of...):
genus Satureia; genus Satureja; Satureia; Satureja (savory)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pleasing to the sense of taste
Synonyms:
mouth-watering; savory; savoury
Classified under:
Similar:
appetising; appetizing (appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma)
Derivation:
savoriness (having an appetizing flavor)
savory (an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Morally wholesome or acceptable
Example:
a past that was scarcely savory
Synonyms:
savory; savoury
Classified under:
Antonym:
unsavory (morally offensive)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having an agreeably pungent taste
Synonyms:
piquant; savory; savoury; zesty
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)
Derivation:
savoriness (having an appetizing flavor)
savory (an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre)
