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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an herb; herblike.
2.
(of plants or plant parts)
a.
not woody.
b.
having the texture, color, etc., of an ordinary foliage leaf.
Origin:
1640–50; < Latin herbāceus grassy, like grass, equivalent to herb(a) grass, herbs + -āceus -aceous
1640–50; < Latin herbāceus grassy, like grass, equivalent to herb(a) grass, herbs + -āceus -aceous
Related forms
her·ba·ceous·ly, adverb
sem·i·her·ba·ceous, adjective
un·her·ba·ceous, adjective
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herb  (ûrb) Pronunciation Key
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. herbaceous adjective (hûr-bā'shəs, ûr-) |
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