Herbaceous

Word HERBACEOUS
Character 10
Hyphenation her ba ceous
Pronunciations /hə(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.ʃəs/

Definitions and meanings of "Herbaceous"

What do we mean by herbaceous?

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

Green and leaflike in appearance or texture. adjective

Pertaining to or of the nature of herbs.

Feeding on vegetables; herbivorous.

Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or characteristics, of an herb adjective

Not woody, lacking lignified tissues. adjective

Not woody in flavor adjective

Characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part adjective

Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.

Not woody in flavor.

Feeding on herbs and soft plants.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Herbaceous

The word "herbaceous" in example sentences

He's coming up to ask me about something he calls a herbaceous border. ❋ Humphry Ward (1885)

HERBACEOUS: Many wines have a distinctive herbal smell that is generally described as herbaceous. ❋ Jr. Robert M. Parker (2005)

Most annuals and many biennials are herbaceous, that is their aboveground growth is green, pliable, and tender. ❋ Unknown (1991)

Then you get off in disgust and shoot yourself, and they bury you in what you proudly called your herbaceous border, and people wonder next year why the delphiniums are so luxuriant -- but you are not there to tell them. ❋ Unknown (1919)

Trees and shrubs are perennials, of course; in these the stems are woody, but we are considering only those known as herbaceous perennials, having stems of a more or less soft texture that, with the exception of a few evergreen species, die back each fall, new ones appearing the following spring. ❋ Unknown (1885)

No doubt in front of them was some kind of herbaceous border. ❋ Unknown (1910)

A monocot is herbaceous, meaning that it is green outside and soft inside, as opposed to woody stems which is hard inside and out and is made mainly of xylem. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Herbal encyclopedias describe an herb as a small seed-bearing plant with fleshy, not woody parts - hence the term "herbaceous" as in perennial coneflowers with soft, succulent green stems that die back to the ground in winter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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