herbaceous

Definition of Herbaceous in English :

1. herbaceous

characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Herbaceous

adjective

1.

designating or relating to plants or plant parts that are fleshy as opposed to woody

a herbaceous plant

2.

(of petals and sepals) green and leaflike

3.

of or relating to herbs

adjective

1.

of, or having the nature of, an herb or herbs, as distinguished from woody plants

2.

like a green leaf in texture, color, shape, etc.

adj.

1. Relating to or characteristic of an herb as distinguished from a woody plant.

2. Green and leaflike in appearance or texture.