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herbaceous

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her⋅ba⋅ceous

  [hur-bey-shuhs, ur-]
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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; < L herbāceus grassy, like grass, equiv. to herb(a) grass, herbs + -āceus -aceous

Related forms:
her⋅ba⋅ceous⋅ly, adverb
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her·ba·ceous   (hûr-bā'shəs, ûr-)   
adj.  

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

  2. Green and leaflike in appearance or texture.


[From Latin herbāceus, from herba, herb.]
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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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