herbaceous

(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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1. Green and leaflike in appearance and texture.
2. Having aboveground stems that are fleshy, as opposed to woody.

IN BRIEF: Having to do with plants that have little or no woody tissue.

Many herbaceous plants cannot withstand the frosts of winter.

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A flavor profile typical of the herbs, somewhat green and vegetable like, with a spicy background and a slight phenolic or medicinal nuance.

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For a list of words related to herbaceous, see:

• Botany and Plant Parts - herbaceous: (adj) designating nonwoody plant
• Practice, Tools, and Techniques - herbaceous: (adj) designating nonwoody plant

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See words rhyming with "herbaceous."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - urteagtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
kruidachtig

Français (French)
adj. - herbacé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - krautig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ποώδης, χορτώδης

Italiano (Italian)
erbaceo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - herbáceo (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
травяной

Español (Spanish)
adj. - herbáceo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - örtartad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
草本的, 绿色的, 叶状的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 草本的, 綠色的, 葉狀的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 초본의, 풀 비슷한, 초록색의, 풀이 난

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 草の, 草本の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عشبي, عشباني شبيه بالعشب أو كالعشب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ניזון בעשב, מכוסה עשב, עשבוני, מכוסה ירק‬

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