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herbaceous

  • adjective
  • /hə(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.ʃəs/

Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.

Other meanings

  1. Not woody in flavor.

  2. Feeding on herbs and soft plants.

Antonyms

  • woody

Related words

  • herbaceously
  • herbaceousness
  • nonherbaceous
  • subherbaceous

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “herbaceous” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.