growing at the end of a stem that is covered in spots % Jr 2 [U] poison made from hemlock.M.I|jT$tj&&*Jlil§ hemo- o haemo-

hemp /hemp/ noun [U] a plant which is used for making rope and cloth, and also to make the drug cannabis

hen /hen/ noun 1 a female chicken, often kept for its eggs or meat : a small flock of laying hens —

o battery hens  2 (espe­cially in compounds /£#]   any female bird

: a hen pheasant i$ — compare cock(1),(2)

—                 see also moorhen hence 0-w /hens/ adv. (formal)

for this reason 0 itfc; & itt: We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry, mi WMM\1 HIM

ITHBl ... days, weeks, etc. 'hence (formal) a number of days, etc. from now ( JAMfEJfta ) •••5c,

: The true consequences will only be known several years hence. M IE fB % M t Jl A £ Is A M fDMo

henceforth /,hens'fo:0; NAmE -'fo:r0/ (also hence-for- ward /.hens'foiwad; NAmE -’foirward/) adv. (formal) starting from a particular time and at all times in the future jitJg; fklXMfn: Friday 31 July 1925 henceforth became known as ‘Red Friday’. * 1925 A 7 AT 31 0 A

henchman /'hentjman/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) a faithful supporter of a powerful person, for example a political leader or criminal, who is prepared to use violence or become involved in illegal activities to help that person (

Min,

hen deca gon /hen'dekagan/ noun (geometry JIM) a flat shape with eleven straight sides and eleven angles +

hen deca syMabie /.hendeka'silabl/ noun (technical A iff) a line of poetry with eleven syllables ~\—

► hen-decasyllabic / .hendekasi'laebik / adj. hen-dia-dys /hen'daiadis/ noun [u] (grammar iff j&) the use of two words joined with ‘and’ to express a single idea, for example ‘nice and warm’ nill — X, IIS ( A and j£HMAis]iilj£—'ML®., tU nice and warm ) henge /hend3/ noun a circle of large vertical wooden or stone objects built in prehistoric times ( A tu

henna /'hena/ noun [U] a reddish-brown dye (= a substance used to change the colour of sth), used espe­cially on the hair and skin  AAA

'hen party (also 'hen night) noun (BrE, informal) a party for women only, especially one held for a woman who will soon get married

—                 compare stag night(2)

hen-pecked /'henpekt/ adj. (informal) a man who people say is henpecked has a wife who is always telling him what to do, and is too weak to disagree with her     ^0#

henry /'henri/ noun (pi. hen-ries or henrys) (abbr. H) a unit for measuring the inductance in an electric

CIRCUIT AAJ ( )

hep at ic /hi'paetik/ adj. (biology £) connected with the LIVER £f$J

hepa titis /.hepa’taitis/ noun [U] a serious disease of the liver. There are three main forms: hepatitis A (the least serious, caused by infected food), hepatitis B and hepatitis C (both very serious and caused by infected blood), Jffjfe

hepta gon /‘heptagan; NAmE -gain/ noun (geometry Jlfnj) a flat shape with seven straight sides and seven angles -fcj&M; XMM ► hept-agon-al /hep'taeganl/ adj. hepta-he-dron /,hepta'hi:dran; -'hed-/ noun (geometry /Ifej) a solid figure with seven flat sides AffiA heptameter /hep'taemita(r)/ noun (technical A if) a line of poetry with seven stressed syllables AWtfrWff

hept ath lon /hep'tae01an/ noun a sporting event, espe­cially one for women, in which people compete in seven different sports (   )

—                 compare biathlon, decathlon, pentathlon,

TETRATHLON, TRIATHLON

her  /ha(r); 3i(r); a(r); strong form h3i(r)/ pron., det.

mpron. used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a preposition to refer to a woman or girl who has already been mentioned or is easily identified ( A

) M: We’re going to call her Sophie. f]0 Please give her my regards, it ft        IA      M 0 0 The manager will be free

soon—you can wait for her here.                   

#nf     0 That must be her now.

J§M70 — compare she

mdet. (the possessive form of she * she  of or

belonging to a woman or girl who has already been mentioned or is easily identified M (f) : Meg loves her 0 She broke her leg skiing. Mi# —see also hers her-ald /'herald/ verb, noun

mverb [VN] (formal) 1 to be a sign that sth is going to happen ji (       ^; MX: These talks could

herald a new era of peace.

2 ~ sb/sth (as sth) [often passive] to say in public that sb/sth is good or important mfp ( skit H ) : The report is being heralded as a blueprint for the future of transport.

■ noun 1 something that shows that sth else is going to happen soon M %: The government claims that the fall in unemployment is the herald of economic recovery.

2 (in the past) a

person who carried messages from a ruler ( IB )

im, mt, m

her-ald-ry /'heraldri/ noun [U] the study of the coats of arms and the history of old families    ► her-al-dic

/he'raeldik/ adj.

herb /h3:b; NAmE 3:rb; h3:rb/ noun 1 a plant whose leaves, flowers or seeds are used to flavour food, in medicines or for their pleasant smell. Parsley, mint and oregano are all herbs. f(jA; |f#t: a herb garden WAS 0 (NAmE) an herb garden   2 (technical Ain)

a plant with a soft stem that dies down after flowering

^a*i m

herb aceous /h3:'beijas; NAmE 3:r‘b-; h3:r'b-/ adj. (tech­nical A iff) connected with plants that have soft stems ^A6iJ: a. herbaceous plant

herbaceous 'border noun a piece of ground in a garden/yard containing plants that produce flowers every year without being replaced ( ?£ m, Si ^ A ) #

herb-age /'h3:bid3; NAmE '3:rb-; 'h3:rb-/ noun [u] (tech­nical A in) plants in general, especially grass that is grown for cows, etc. to eat ( gfclfc ) ^ Att^J;  ( X

herb al /'h3:bl; NAmE '3:rbl; 'h3:rbl/ adj., noun u adj. connected with or made from herbs 15^ #J; herbal medicine/remedies

a noun a book about herbs, especially those used in medicines       ; ( Xla )

herb al ism /'hsiblizam; NAmE '3irbl-; 'h3:rbl-/ noun [U] the medical use of plants, especially as a form of ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE      ( Ate if     )

herbal ist /'h3ibalist; NAmE '3:rb-; 'h3:rb-/ noun a person who grows, sells or uses herbs for medical purposes

,herbal 'tea noun [U, C] a drink made from dried herbs and hot water

herbi cide /'h3ibisaid; NAmE '3:rb-; 'h3:rb-/ noun [C, U] a chemical that is poisonous to plants, used to kill plants that are growing where they are not wanted If ft!]; — see also insecticide, pesticide herbi-vore /'h3:bivo:(r); NAmE '3:rb-; 'h3:rb-/ noun any animal that eats only plants # A       ^ # It %

compare carnivore, insectivore, omnivore, vege­tarian ► herb-iv-or-ous /hai'bivaras; NAmE3:r‘b-; h3ir'b-/ adj.; herbivorous dinosaurs