| a. | 1. | Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. |
| n. | 1. | (Bot.) An aromatic labiate plant (Satureia hortensis), much used in cooking; - also called |
| Noun | 1. | savory - any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees |
| 2. | savory - dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions Synonyms: Micromeria juliana | |
| 3. | savory - either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family Synonyms: savoury | |
| 4. | savory - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre Synonyms: savoury | |
| Adj. | 1. | savory - morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory" Synonyms: savoury, inoffensive |
| 2. | savory - having an agreeably pungent taste | |
| 3. | savory - pleasing to the sense of taste |