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herbaceous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin herb?ceus (“grassy”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /h?(?)?be?.??s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /h??be?.??s/
  • Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

herbaceous (comparative more herbaceous, superlative most herbaceous)

  1. (botany) Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
  2. (wine) Not woody in flavor.
  3. (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

Translations

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chelone

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

chelone (plural chelones)

  1. (botany) Chelone, a genus of four species of perennial herbaceous plants that are native to eastern North America.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Echelon, echelon, échelon

chelone From the web:

  • what does chelone mean
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