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Definition of herbaceous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

herbaceous

adjective
 
/hɜːˈbeɪʃəs/
 
/ɜːrˈbeɪʃəs/,
 
/hɜːrˈbeɪʃəs/
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  1. connected with plants that have soft stems
    • a herbaceous plant
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHerbaceous is used with these nouns:
    • plant
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin herbaceus ‘grassy’ (from herba ‘grass, herb’) + -ous.
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