Definitions

1. noun

A woman who cultivates and gathers herbs for medicinal purposes.

“The village elder was known as the herbwife, responsible for creating remedies from the plants that grew in the nearby forest.”

2. noun

An older term for a herbalist or a woman skilled in the use of medicinal herbs.

“In the past, women who worked as herbwifes were highly respected for their knowledge of plants and their healing properties.”