Overview of noun savory

The noun savory has 4 senses

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


• savory, Micromeria juliana -- (dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions)


• savory, savoury -- (either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family)


• 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

• savory, savoury -- (morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was scarcely savory")


• piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste)


• mouth-watering, savory, savoury -- (pleasing to the sense of taste)