herbaceous

[ hur-bey-shuh s, ur- ]
/ hɜrˈbeɪ ʃəs, ɜr- /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of an herb; herblike.
(of plants or plant parts)
  1. not woody.
  2. having the texture, color, etc., of an ordinary foliage leaf.

Origin of herbaceous

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

OTHER WORDS FROM herbaceous

her·ba·ceous·ly, adverb sem·i·her·ba·ceous, adjective un·her·ba·ceous, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for herbaceous

herbaceous
/ (hɜːˈbeɪʃəs) /

adjective

designating or relating to plants or plant parts that are fleshy as opposed to woody a herbaceous plant
(of petals and sepals) green and leaflike
of or relating to herbs

Derived forms of herbaceous

herbaceously, adverb

Scientific definitions for herbaceous

herb
[ ûrb ]

A flowering plant whose stem does not produce woody tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season. Both grasses and forbs are herbs.

Other words from herb

herbaceous adjective (hûr-bāshəs, ûr-)