savory

adj 1: morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was

scarcely savory" [syn: {savoury}, {inoffensive}] [ant:

{unsavory}]

2: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savoury},

{spicy}, {zesty}]

3: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {mouth-watering}, {savoury},

{tasty}]

n 1: any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus

Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees

2: dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions [syn: {Micromeria

juliana}]

3: either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family [syn: {savoury}]

4: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as

an hors d'oeuvre [syn: {savoury}]