Definitions for savory

Overview of noun savory

The noun savory has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. savory

(any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees)

2. savory, Micromeria juliana

(dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions)

3. savory, savoury

(either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family)

4. savory, savoury

(an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre)

Overview of adj savory

The adj savory has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) savory, savoury

(morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was scarcely savory")

2. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty

(having an agreeably pungent taste)

3. mouth-watering, savory, savoury

(pleasing to the sense of taste)