herbaceous
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Herbaceous — Her*ba ceous, a. [L. herbaceus grassy. See {Herb}.] Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an herbaceous stem. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
herbaceous — 1640s, from L. herbaceus, from herba (see HERB (Cf. herb)) … Etymology dictionary
herbaceous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to herbs (in the botanical sense) … English terms dictionary
herbaceous — [hər bā′shəs, ərbā′shəs] adj. [L herbaceus] 1. of, or having the nature of, an herb or herbs, as distinguished from woody plants 2. like a green leaf in texture, color, shape, etc … English World dictionary
herbaceous — adj. of or like herbs (see HERB 1). Phrases and idioms: herbaceous border a garden border containing esp. perennial flowering plants. herbaceous perennial a plant whose growth dies down annually but whose roots etc. survive. Etymology: L… … Useful english dictionary
herbaceous — nonwoody onwoody adj. not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood; as, nonwoody plants. Opposite of {woody}. [Narrower terms: {herbaceous}; {pulpy, fleshy}] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
herbaceous — her|ba|ceous [həˈbeıʃəs US hə:rˈbeı , ə:r ] adj technical plants that are herbaceous have soft stems rather than hard stems made of wood … Dictionary of contemporary English
herbaceous — her|ba|ceous [ ər beıʃəs ] adjective a herbaceous plant has soft leaves that die each winter … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
herbaceous — [[t]hɜː(r)be͟ɪʃəs, AM ɜː(r)b [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Herbaceous plants have green stems, not hard, woody stems … English dictionary
herbaceous — adjective technical plants that are herbaceous have soft stems rather than wood stems … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
