herbaceous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin herbāceus (“grassy”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /hə(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.ʃəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /hɝˈbeɪ.ʃəs/
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

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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