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Found 4 hits - Term: savory, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
savory \sa"vory\ -y^, a. from savor.
   pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. written also
   savoury.
   1913 webster

         the chewing flocks
         had ta'en their supper on the savory herb. --milton.
   1913 webster
see also:
savor savoury 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
savory \sa"vory\ s=a"v-ory^, n. f. savor'ee; cf.
   it. santoreggia, satureja, l. satureia, bot.
   an aromatic labiate plant satureia hortensis, much used
   in cooking; -- also called summer savory. written also
   savoury.
   1913 webster
see also:
satureia hortensis summer savory savoury 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
savory
     adj 1: morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was
            scarcely savory" syn: savoury, inoffensive ant:
             unsavory
     2: having an agreeably pungent taste syn: piquant, savoury,
         spicy, zesty
     3: pleasing to the sense of taste syn: mouth-watering, savoury,
         tasty
     n 1: any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus
          satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
     2: dwarf aromatic shrub of mediterranean regions syn: micromeria
        juliana
     3: either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family syn: savoury
     4: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as
        an hors d'oeuvre syn: savoury
see also:
savoury inoffensive unsavory piquant spicy zesty 
mouth-watering tasty micromeria juliana 
[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
95 moby thesaurus words for "savory":
   agreeable, ambrosia, ambrosial, appetizer, appetizing, aromatic,
   balmy, bonne bouche, cate, choice morsel, comestible, creditable,
   dainty, decent, decorous, delectable, delicacy, delicate,
   delicious, delightful, dessert, eatable, edible, esculent,
   essenced, exquisite, flavored, flavorful, flavorous, flavorsome,
   flavory, flowery, fragrant, fruity, good, good to eat,
   good-tasting, goody, gustable, gusty, honest, honorable,
   incense-breathing, innocent, juicy, kickshaw, kosher, likable,
   luscious, lush, manna, morsel, musky, nectar, nectareous,
   nectarous, nice, odorate, odoriferous, odorous, of gourmet quality,
   palatable, perfumed, perfumy, pleasing, proper, redolent,
   relishing, reputable, respectable, sapid, saporific, saporous,
   savorous, scented, scrumptious, seemly, spicy, starter, succulent,
   sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, tasteful, tasty, tempting,
   thuriferous, tidbit, titbit, toothsome, treat, upright, warner,
   wholesome, yummy





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