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herbaceous

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herbaceous
1. designating or relating to plants or plant parts that are fleshy as opposed to woody
2. (of petals and sepals) green and leaflike
herbaceous [hər′bā·shəs]
(botany)
Resembling or pertaining to a herb.
Pertaining to a stem with little or no woody tissue.
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