plant (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. herba (gen. term)2. in pl. only, gignentia, um, n. (v. rare) • plant (subs.) 1. herba (gen. term): wild p.s, [asperae et] agrestes h., Cic. Div. 1, 34, 76: et pass. (Often collect.: v. herbage.) 2. in pl. only, gignentia, um, n. (v. rare): Sall. Jug. 79, med. So (perh. better). nascentia, Vitr. 5, 1, 3. (Planta is strictly a slip, scion: used Juv. 3, 227 = herba.)