Definitions for herbaceous

herbaceous her·ba·ceous

Spelling: [hur-bey-shuh s, ur-]
IPA: /hɜrˈbeɪ ʃəs, ɜr-/

Herbaceous is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 737 anagrams from letters in herbaceous (abceehorsu).

Definitions for herbaceous

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an herb; herblike.
  2. not woody. having the texture, color, etc., of an ordinary foliage leaf.

Origin of herbaceous

1640-50; Latin herbāceus grassy, like grass, equivalent to herb(a) grass, herbs + -āceus -aceous

Examples for herbaceous

And their herbaceous border, even now, is a blaze of colour.

They are vinous, herbaceous, and reminiscent of sourdough yeast starter.

"Chum, you bounder," I shout, as he is about to wade through the herbaceous border.

It is not overtly hoppy, and the herbaceous, citrusy notes replace any bitter ones.

We sampled dozens of olive varieties, ranging from light and briny to cured and herbaceous.

Like the former, it was a herbaceous plant, but of a very different appearance.

He instances Ricinus, which is an herbaceous annual with us, but a tree in other countries31.

There are three species of cotton: tree-cotton, shrub-cotton, and herbaceous cotton.

A great variety prevails there of herbaceous or frutescent plants.

The green fecula obtained by straining the expressed juices of the leaves and herbaceous parts of plants is of this character.

Word Value for herbaceous
Scrable

17

Words with friends

19

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