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Look up: savory

  1. Savory
    (Satureja) These annual and perennial herbs are originally from southern Europe. S. hortensis and S. montana (Summer Savory & Winter Savory, respectively) arevalued for decoration and for flavoring. Winter Savory is a spreading, woody, hardy perennial that grows from 6 to 10 inches high and 2 feet wide when grown in hot climates in full sun. This pretty landscape plant produces loose whorls of lavender, pink, or white flowers. Most of the stems grow from the center and these are covered with...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/satureja.html

  2. Savory
    A balsam-like herb. Used in fish and poultry dishes.
    Found on http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/glossary

  3. savory
    [adj] - morally respectable or inoffensive 2. [n] - any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees 3. [n] - dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions 4. [n] - either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family 5. [n] - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d`oeuvre
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Savory
    Sa'vor·y (-ȳ) adjective [ From Savor .] Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. [ Written also savoury .] « The chewing flocks Had ta'en their supper on the savory herb.» Milton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/22

  5. Savory
    Sa'vo·ry (sā'vo*rȳ) noun [ French savorée ; confer Italian santoreggia , satureja , Latin satureia ,] (Botany) An aromatic labiate plant ( Satureia hortensis ), much used in cooking; -- also called summer savory . [ Written also savoury .]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/22

  6. savory
    adjective morally respectable or inoffensive; `a past that was scarcely savory`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. savory
    savoury noun either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. savory
    noun dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Savory
    `Savory` (US) or `savoury` (British) may refer to: * Herbs of the genus `Satureja`, particularly : **Summer savory (`Satureja hortensis`), an annual herb **Winter savory (`Satureja montana`), a perennial herb * Savory (adj.): Culinary Arts ** Refers to dishes or foods not inherently sweet, e.g. sour, salty, fatty, or, especially, meaty. ** Also, Umami - considered the fifth basic taste. ** Savoury (small dish), a small savoury dish, traditional...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savory

  10. Savory
    • (n.) An aromatic labiate plant (Satureia hortensis), much used in cooking; -- also called summer savory. • (a.) Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. savory
    (species Satureia hortensis), aromatic annual herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae, or Labiatae), the dried leaves and flowering tops of which are used ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/37

  12. savory
    savory, name for any plant of the genus Satureja, aromatic herbs and subshrubs of the family Labiatae (mint family). Commonly cultivated as border ornamentals or potherbs are two species of the Mediterranean region and surrounding areas: summer savory (S. montana or S. hortensis) and winter, or spri...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08438


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21 November 2009

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On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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