Herbaceous definition

hûr-bāshəs, ûr-
Relating to or characteristic of an herb as distinguished from a woody plant.
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Green and leaflike in appearance or texture.
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Of, or having the nature of, an herb or herbs, as distinguished from woody plants.
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Like a green leaf in texture, color, shape, etc.
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(botany) Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
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(wine) Not woody in flavor.
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Origin of herbaceous

  • From Latin herbāceus from herba herb

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin herbāceus (“grassy”).

    From Wiktionary

Herbaceous Sentence Examples

  • Herbaceous plants are rare and mostly epiphytic.

  • They shelter in crevices of the bark of trees, in the dried stems of herbaceous plants, or among moss and fallen leaves on the ground.

  • Cephalotus follicularis, a native of south-west Australia, a small herbaceous plant, bears ordinary leaves close to the ground as well as pitchers.

  • Pythium, Peronospore, Completoria, Vol utelta, Botrytis, &c. That such overturgescence should lead to the bursting of fleshy fruits, such as gooseberries, tomatoes and grapes, is not surprising, nor can we wonder that fermentation and mould Fungi rapidly spread in such fruits; and the same is true for bulbs and herbaceous organs generally.

  • It is even richer in more herbaceous plants tolerant of a hot summer; giant Umbelliferae (such as Ferula) are especially characteristic and yield gum-resins which have long been reckoned valuable.

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