"herbaceous" meaning in All languages combined

See herbaceous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /hə(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.ʃəs/ [UK], /(h)ɝˈbeɪ.ʃəs/ [US] Forms: more herbaceous [comparative], most herbaceous [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin herbāceus (“grassy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|herbāceus||grassy}} Latin herbāceus (“grassy”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} herbaceous (comparative more herbaceous, superlative most herbaceous)
  1. (botany) Not woody, lacking lignified tissues. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (botany: not woody): geotek (Breton), herbaci (Catalan), nedřevnatý (Czech), urteagtig (Danish), kruidachtig (Dutch), ruohovartinen (Finnish), herbacé (French), herbáceo (Galician), krautig (German), ποώδης (poódis) (Greek), χορτώδης (chortódis) (Greek), erbaceo (Italian), māotaota (Maori), zielny (Polish), herbáceo (Portuguese), erbaceu (Romanian), ierbos (Romanian), травяно́й (travjanój) (Russian), травяни́стый (travjanístyj) (Russian), herbáceo (Spanish), otsu (Turkish), otsul (Turkish), llysieuol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-herbaceous-en-adj-gDAi6Nwp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -aceous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 38 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -aceous: 34 37 28 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'botany: not woody': 56 43 1
  2. (wine) Not woody in flavor. Categories (topical): Wine
    Sense id: en-herbaceous-en-adj-jOF~OIy2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -aceous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 38 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -aceous: 34 37 28 Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine
  3. (dated) Feeding on herbs and soft plants. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-herbaceous-en-adj-k~LR25F- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -aceous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 38 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -aceous: 34 37 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: herbaceously, herbaceousness, nonherbaceous

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        "(dated) Feeding on herbs and soft plants."
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      "sense": "botany: not woody",
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      "sense": "botany: not woody",
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      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "urteagtig"
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      "sense": "botany: not woody",
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      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "ruohovartinen"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "herbacé"
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      "word": "herbáceo"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "krautig"
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      "sense": "botany: not woody",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "χορτώδης"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "erbaceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "māotaota"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "zielny"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "herbáceo"
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "erbaceu"
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "botany: not woody",
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      "word": "травяно́й"
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      "sense": "botany: not woody",
      "word": "herbáceo"
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      "sense": "botany: not woody",
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "botany: not woody",
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