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Definition of Herbaceous
1. Adjective. Characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part.
Definition of Herbaceous
1. a. Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an herbaceous stem.
Definition of Herbaceous
1. Adjective. (botany) Not woody, lacking lignified tissues. ¹
2. Adjective. (wine) Not woody in flavor ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Herbaceous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Herbaceous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Herbaceous
Literary usage of Herbaceous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anatomy of Woody Plants by Edward Charles Jeffrey (1917)
"CHAPTER XXVIII THE herbaceous DICOTYLEDONS The herbaceous type in the dicotyledons,
although not of any definite systematic value, has a considerable ..."
2. Enquiry Into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs by Theophrastus (1916)
"Similar too are some of the plants with spinous leaves, but not those that are
altogether spinous, as sow-thistle. Of other differences seen in herbaceous ..."
3. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"Structure of herbaceous Dicotyledonous Stems herbaceous Dicotyledons ... In the
tropical countries there are a few Gymnosperms that are herbaceous, ..."
4. Synoptical Flora of North America: The Gamopetalae, Being a Second Edition by Asa Gray (1888)
"350, excl. A. ramulosus, which is a Baccharis. # herbaceous down to ...
branches partly herbaceous : glabrous. B. Drummondii, GRAY, 1. c. About a foot high, ..."
5. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1874)
"herbaceous Plants. WE have no greater proof of the increasing love for flowers,
than is afforded by the general inclination to once more pay especial ..."
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