HERBACEOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does herbaceous mean? 

• HERBACEOUS (adjective)
  The adjective HERBACEOUS has 1 sense:

1. characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

  Familiarity information: HERBACEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HERBACEOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

Similar:

nonwoody (not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood)

Domain category:

botany (the branch of biology that studies plants)

 Context examples 

These are herbaceous, drought-tolerant perennial plants growing to 1 or 2 m in height.

(Echinacea, NCI Thesaurus)

The Datura genus comprises 14 plant species and hybrids, the majority of which are herbaceous annuals or shrubs.

(Scientists examine the ethnobotanical uses of stramonium, University of Granada)