herbaceousadj.

Brit.

/həˈbeɪʃəs/,

/həːˈbeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/(h)ərˈbeɪʃəs/

Etymology: < Latin herbāceus grassy, < herba herb n.: see -aceous suffix. Compare French herbacé (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

1. Of the nature of a herb.

a. Applied to plants which do not develop wood in the stem or branches, but die down every year, after flowering (opposed to arborescent); also to the soft succulent stems of such plants (opposed to ligneous).

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [adjective]

herby1552

herbish1562

herbal1612

herbaceous1646

herbous1712

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 97 Ginger is the root of neither tree nor shrub, but of an herbaceous plant.

1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 254 The Alcyonium is of a middle nature betwixt the herbaceous and horny submarines.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxv. 350 The stem is herbaceous, simple and procumbent.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species viii. 261 Two plants, one being woody and the other herbaceous.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Nov. 13/2 Horticulturists generally apply the term herbaceous in a more limited sense—that is, to those plants which die down annually, as the pæony and Michaelmas daisy.

b. Of the texture and colour of an ordinary leaf; applied esp. to green flowers or floral organs.

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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [adjective]

leafy1629

folious1658

frondose1721

herbaceous1785

foliaceous1816

foliar1875

folial1878

phyllomic1886

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having petals > not having petals

apetalous1706

herbaceous1785

oleraceous1785

petalless?1803

apetaloid1861

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xv. 174 The flowers [of Lady's Mantle]..having no corol..are only green, or what Botanists call herbaceous.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 307 Polygoneæ..sepals 3–6, petaloid or herbaceous.

†2. Composed of or containing herbs. Obsolete. rare.

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1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Sallet One of the most agreeable of all the boil'd Herbaceous dishes.

†3. Feeding on herbs, herbivorous. Obsolete. rare.

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1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 181 The herbaceous Eaters (for instance) are many, and devour much.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 194 Their Teeth are fitted to their Food..the Herbaceous to gathering and comminution of Vegetables.

Compounds

herbaceous border n. and adj. a border filled with herbaceous perennial plants.

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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > bed or plot > flower-bed > border

borderc1540

bordure1691

wall-border1707

flower-border1712

box edging1718

platband1725

box edge1767

mixed border1868

herbaceous border1881

1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening iii. 993 (heading) Species and Varieties of..Herbaceous Border-flowers.

1868 D. Thomson Handy Bk. Flower Garden 6 There is enough in a border of hardy herbaceous plants..to gratify the keenest sensibility.]

1881 T. Moore Epitome of Gardening vi. 190 The herbaceous border should be a distinct compartment, and not less than 10 ft. in width.

1883 F. Miles in W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden p. xl/2 What cannot be done with an herbaceous border edge when that edge is the green grass?

1931 ‘C. St. John’ in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. 132 Miss Audrey Campbell: an enthusiastic amateur actress, and a plant of ‘vigorous habit’ in Ellen Terry's herbaceous border of friends.

1968 R. Hay Gardener's Round 213 A friend, anxious to replant a fairly large herbaceous border, asked me to mark a catalogue for him.

herbaceous borderer n. Apparently an isolated use.

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1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) iii. ii. §1 An ardent rose grower and herbaceous borderer.

herbaceous perennial n. a plant whose roots live for several years, although stem and leaves die down to the ground each year, after flowering.

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the world > plants > by age or cycles > [noun] > perennial > herbaceous perennial

hardy perennial1759

herbaceous perennial1868

1868 D. Thomson Handy Bk. Flower Garden vi. 153 Herbaceous perennials are a class of plants distinct in their nature.

1871 W. Robinson Hardy Flowers iii. 277 (heading) A choice selection of the very finest herbaceous perennials.

1959 C. H. Potter Perennials in Garden i. 8 The term perennial..refers to hardy herbaceous perennials which tend to live year after year without replanting.

Derivatives

herˈbaceously adv. in a herbaceous manner; in quot. 1886, With a flavouring of herbs.

ΚΠ

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. iv. 112 To have caught a chub in the Avon, and learned how to cook it spicily and herbaceously..would have been a better result.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	herbaceous
释义	herbaceousadj. Brit. /həˈbeɪʃəs/, /həːˈbeɪʃəs/, U.S. /(h)ərˈbeɪʃəs/ Etymology: < Latin herbāceus grassy, < herba herb n.: see -aceous suffix. Compare French herbacé (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. Of the nature of a herb. a. Applied to plants which do not develop wood in the stem or branches, but die down every year, after flowering (opposed to arborescent); also to the soft succulent stems of such plants (opposed to ligneous). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [adjective] herby1552 herbish1562 herbal1612 herbaceous1646 herbous1712 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 97 Ginger is the root of neither tree nor shrub, but of an herbaceous plant. View more context for this quotation 1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 254 The Alcyonium is of a middle nature betwixt the herbaceous and horny submarines. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxv. 350 The stem is herbaceous, simple and procumbent. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species viii. 261 Two plants, one being woody and the other herbaceous. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Nov. 13/2 Horticulturists generally apply the term herbaceous in a more limited sense—that is, to those plants which die down annually, as the pæony and Michaelmas daisy. b. Of the texture and colour of an ordinary leaf; applied esp. to green flowers or floral organs. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [adjective] leafy1629 folious1658 frondose1721 herbaceous1785 foliaceous1816 foliar1875 folial1878 phyllomic1886 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having petals > not having petals apetalous1706 herbaceous1785 oleraceous1785 petalless?1803 apetaloid1861 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xv. 174 The flowers [of Lady's Mantle]..having no corol..are only green, or what Botanists call herbaceous. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 307 Polygoneæ..sepals 3–6, petaloid or herbaceous. †2. Composed of or containing herbs. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Sallet One of the most agreeable of all the boil'd Herbaceous dishes. †3. Feeding on herbs, herbivorous. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 181 The herbaceous Eaters (for instance) are many, and devour much. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xi. 194 Their Teeth are fitted to their Food..the Herbaceous to gathering and comminution of Vegetables. Compounds herbaceous border n. and adj. a border filled with herbaceous perennial plants. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > bed or plot > flower-bed > border borderc1540 bordure1691 wall-border1707 flower-border1712 box edging1718 platband1725 box edge1767 mixed border1868 herbaceous border1881 1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening iii. 993 (heading) Species and Varieties of..Herbaceous Border-flowers. 1868 D. Thomson Handy Bk. Flower Garden 6 There is enough in a border of hardy herbaceous plants..to gratify the keenest sensibility.] 1881 T. Moore Epitome of Gardening vi. 190 The herbaceous border should be a distinct compartment, and not less than 10 ft. in width. 1883 F. Miles in W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden p. xl/2 What cannot be done with an herbaceous border edge when that edge is the green grass? 1931 ‘C. St. John’ in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. 132 Miss Audrey Campbell: an enthusiastic amateur actress, and a plant of ‘vigorous habit’ in Ellen Terry's herbaceous border of friends. 1968 R. Hay Gardener's Round 213 A friend, anxious to replant a fairly large herbaceous border, asked me to mark a catalogue for him. herbaceous borderer n. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) iii. ii. §1 An ardent rose grower and herbaceous borderer. herbaceous perennial n. a plant whose roots live for several years, although stem and leaves die down to the ground each year, after flowering. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by age or cycles > [noun] > perennial > herbaceous perennial hardy perennial1759 herbaceous perennial1868 1868 D. Thomson Handy Bk. Flower Garden vi. 153 Herbaceous perennials are a class of plants distinct in their nature. 1871 W. Robinson Hardy Flowers iii. 277 (heading) A choice selection of the very finest herbaceous perennials. 1959 C. H. Potter Perennials in Garden i. 8 The term perennial..refers to hardy herbaceous perennials which tend to live year after year without replanting. Derivatives herˈbaceously adv. in a herbaceous manner; in quot. 1886, With a flavouring of herbs. ΚΠ 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. iv. 112 To have caught a chub in the Avon, and learned how to cook it spicily and herbaceously..would have been a better result. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646
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