Meaning of HERBACEOUS
| Pronunciation: | | hur'beyshus
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [adj] (botany) characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part |
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| | Synonyms: | | nonwoody |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Her*ba"ceous\, a. [L. herbaceus grassy. See {Herb}.]
Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or
characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an
herbaceous stem.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Refers to a plant that has a non-woody stem and which dies back at the end of the growing season. |
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| Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | botanic, bulbous, cereal, farinaceous, fruitlike, fruity, herbal, herbose, herbous, herby, leguminose, leguminous, plantlike, radicated, radiciform, radicular, rhizoid, rootlike, tuberous, vegetable, vegetal, vegetarian, vegetational, vegetative, weedy |
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