Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Savory

Savory (-y) , adjective

[From Savor.]

Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell.
The chewing flocks Had ta'en their supper on the savory herb. — Milton

Savory (sā"vo*ry) , noun

[French savorée; compare Italian santoreggia, satureja, Latin satureia,]

(Botany) An aromatic labiate plant (Satureia hortensis), much used in cooking; -- also called summer savory.