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herbaceous
UK /hə(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.ʃəs/ US /(h)ɝˈbeɪ.ʃəs/
adj 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
animal, many, rich, specialized
VERB + HERBACEOUS
fires
HERBACEOUS + NOUN
division, perennials, pollen, species, vegetation
PREP.
in, than, with
ADV.
rather
Definitions
adj
1
Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
[…] and it contains a very good selection of shrubs and herbaceous plants, which, having good soil and plentiful drenchings of water from a garden-engine all the summer, thrive to admiration.
Iversen holds that these changes indicate the arrival of farmers, the phase of Landnam or land occupation, that the charcoal comes from clearance fires; that herbaceous pollen suggests the opening-up of the land; cereals, fields; the plantains, weeds; and birch and hazel, regeneration of the forests after the exhaustion of the plot.
2
Not woody in flavor.
3
Feeding on herbs and soft plants.
The hippopotamus is an herbaceous animal.
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[…] and it contains a very good selection of shrubs and herbaceous plants, which, having good soil and plentiful drenchings of water from a garden-engine all the summer, thrive to admiration.
Wiktionary02
Iversen holds that these changes indicate the arrival of farmers, the phase of Landnam or land occupation, that the charcoal comes from clearance fires; that herbaceous pollen suggests the opening-up
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The hippopotamus is an herbaceous animal.
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Many herbaceous perennials require division every few years to stay healthy.
Tatoeba · #1362546805
The botanist specialized in herbaceous species rather than trees and shrubs.
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We walked through a meadow rich with herbaceous vegetation and buzzing insects.
Tatoeba · #13625470Usage Notes
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