savory
noun
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Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees.
Polish: cząber
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Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions.
synonym: Micromeria juliana.
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An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre.
synonym: savoury.
adjective
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Morally wholesome or acceptable:
— A past that was scarcely savory.
synonym: savoury.
Roget 394: savory, delicious, tasty, well-tasted, to one's taste, good, palatable, nice, dainty, delectable; toothful†, toothsome; gustful†, appetizing, ... show more
Roget 400: fragrant, aromatic, redolent, spicy, savory, balmy, scented, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented; perfumed, perfumatory†; thuriferous; fragrant as a rose, muscadine†, ... show more
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Pleasing to the sense of taste.
synonyms: mouth-watering, savoury.
Moby thesaurus: agreeable, ambrosia, ambrosial, appetizer, appetizing, aromatic, balmy, bonne bouche, cate, choice morsel, comestible, creditable, dainty, decent, decorous, delectable, delicacy, delicate, delicious, delightful ... show more.
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