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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
nonwoody \nonwoody\ adjective not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood; as, nonwoody plants. Opposite of {woody}. [Narrower terms: {herbaceous}; {pulpy, fleshy}] [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Herbaceous \Her*ba"ceous\, adjective [L. herbaceus grassy. See {Herb}.] Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an herbaceous stem.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
herbaceous
adjective: characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "herbaceous": botanic, bulbous, cereal, farinaceous, fruitlike, fruity, herbal, herbose, herbous, herby, leguminose, leguminous, plantlike, radicated, radiciform, radicular, rhizoid, rootlike, tuberous, vegetable, vegetal, vegetarian, vegetational, vegetative, weedy
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