Savory
WordNet
adjective
(1) Pleasing to the sense of taste
(2) Morally respectable or inoffensive
"A past that was scarcely savory"
(3) Having an agreeably pungent taste
noun
(4) An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
(5) Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
(6) Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
(7) Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Salty or Non-Sweet
- the mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
- Tasty, attractive to the palate.
- The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
- Not overly sweet.
- Savory duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.
Noun
- Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings
- The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring
- A savory snack
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