is a small lemon plant a herb? give reason
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A herb is a non-woody plant that has green and tender stem with few branches on. It is usually short. Herbs have a variety of uses like adding flavor to food, providing medicine for diseases and some with spiritual touch.
Answer:
"LEMON" is a "TREE"
Reason:
1. Herbs are non- woody, seed producing plants while shrubs are woody plants which contains many main stems arising near the ground. Trees are perennials which are woody in nature, having a single trunk growing into a considerable height.
2. Herbs have soft stems which are non-woody while shrubs have thick stems which are not too hard. Trees always have thick and woody stems.
3. In herbs, stems don’t have branches while shrubs had branches arising from their base. Trees have branches arising from a single stem.
4. Herbs are shorter than shrubs while trees are the tallest among all.
Considering all these factors, one can clearly understand “Lemon” doesn’t come under the category of Herbs. We can see that Lemon had a woody stem which is thick in nature and it has branches arising from a single stem. Hence, it is clear that “Lemon” is a “TREE”.