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herbaceous
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
herbaceous
(adjective)
herbaceous
/hɚ
ˈ
beɪʃəs/
adjective
herbaceous
/hɚ
ˈ
beɪʃəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HERBACEOUS
1
:
relating to herbs
herbaceous
flavors/aromas
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relating to a type of plant that has a soft stem
herbaceous
plants/perennials
a
herbaceous border
[=a garden of flowering plants that die in the autumn and grow again in the spring]
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