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Meaning of HERBACEOUS

Pronunciation:  hur'beyshus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (botany) characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
 
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 Synonyms: nonwoody
 

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Refers to a plant that has a non-woody stem and which dies back at the end of the growing season.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: botanic, bulbous, cereal, farinaceous, fruitlike, fruity, herbal, herbose, herbous, herby, leguminose, leguminous, plantlike, radicated, radiciform, radicular, rhizoid, rootlike, tuberous, vegetable, vegetal, vegetarian, vegetational, vegetative, weedy
 

 

 

 

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