herbaceous

her·ba·ceous

 (hûr-bā′shəs, ûr-)

adj.

1. Relating to or characteristic of an herb as distinguished from a woody plant.

2. Green and leaflike in appearance or texture.

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[From Latin herbāceus, from herba, herb.]

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herbaceous

(hɜːˈbeɪʃəs)

adj

1. (Botany) designating or relating to plants or plant parts that are fleshy as opposed to woody: a herbaceous plant.

2. (Botany) (of petals and sepals) green and leaflike

3. (Botany) of or relating to herbs

herˈbaceously adv

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her•ba•ceous

(hɜrˈbeɪ ʃəs, ɜr-)

adj.

1.

a. (of a plant or plant part) not woody.

b. having the texture, color, etc., of an ordinary foliage leaf.

2. of or characteristic of an herb.

[1640–50; < Latin herbāceus grassy, like grass =herb(a) grass, herbs + -āceus -aceous]

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herbaceous

Describes a plant with little or no wood.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

herbaceous - characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part nonwoody - not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants

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Translations

herbáceo

erbaceo

herbaceous

[hɜːˈbeɪʃəs] ADJ → herbáceo

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herbaceous

[hɜː^rˈbeɪʃəs] adj → herbacé(e)herbaceous border n (British) → bordure f de plantes herbacées

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herbaceous

adj → krautig

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herbaceous

[hɜːˈbeɪʃəs] adj → erbaceo/a

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