Herbaceous

Her-ba′ceous

,

Adj.

[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.

Herbaceous

HERBA'CEOUS

,

Adj.

[L. herbaceus.] Pertaining to herbs. Herbaceous plants are such as perish annually down to the root; soft, succulent vegetables. So, a herbaceous stem is one which is soft, not woody. Herbaceous, applied to animals by Derham, is not authorized. [See Herbivorous.]

herbaceous

English

Adjective

herbaceous ‎(comparative more herbaceous, superlative most herbaceous)

(botany) not woody, lacking lignified tissues
(wine) not woody in flavor
(dated) feeding on herbs and soft plants
- 1861, Charles John Andersson, Lake Ngami, chapter XL, page 490
  The hippopotamus is an herbaceous animal.

Antonyms

woody

Derived terms

herbaceousness

Translations

botany: not woody

Catalan: herbaci (ca)
Czech: nedřevnatý
Danish: urteagtig
Dutch: kruidachtig (nl)
Finnish: ruohovartinen (fi)
French: herbacé (fr)
Galician: herbáceo

German: krautig (de)
Greek: ποώδης (el) m ‎(poódis), χορτώδης m ‎(chortódis)
Italian: erbaceo (it)
Maori: māotaota
Portuguese: herbáceo (pt)
Romanian: erbaceu m, erbacee (ro) f, ierbos (ro) m
Russian: травяно́й (ru) ‎(travjanój), травяни́стый (ru) ‎(travjanístyj)
Spanish: herbáceo (es)

dated: feeding on herbs and soft plants

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