View synonyms for herbaceous

herbaceous

[ hur-bey-shuhs, ur- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

herbaceous

/ hɜːˈbeɪʃəs /

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

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

It is not overtly hoppy, and the herbaceous, citrusy notes replace any bitter ones.

They are vinous, herbaceous, and reminiscent of sourdough yeast starter.

We sampled dozens of olive varieties, ranging from light and briny to cured and herbaceous.

The indigo plant is herbaceous, and from one to three feet high, with delicate bluish-green leaves.

The herbaceous portion was so covered with feathers that nothing could be seen of its surface.

In botany, a genus of beautiful flowering herbaceous plants, of the nat.

Owing to the burning heats which blight these districts, herbaceous plants are developed with extraordinary rapidity.

She was extremely fond of an herbaceous garden—her main consciousness was of herbaceous possibilities.

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