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单词 herbaceous
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Definition of herbaceous in English:

herbaceous

adjective həːˈbeɪʃəs(h)ərˈbeɪʃəs
  • Denoting or relating to herbs (in the botanical sense).

    (与)草本(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Overwintering herbaceous plants or evergreen trees can only survive the winter seasons of cold climates when they are able to acclimate.
    • Similar salt concentrations can be measured in soil solution of salt-marshes inhabited by a large variety of herbaceous flowering plants.
    • It is therefore likely that photorespiration of herbaceous leaves is driven by a large carbon pool.
    • The herbaceous vegetation was best developed at that time of year.
    • Many species of native shrubs, vines and herbaceous plants were observed along hedgerows.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin herbaceus 'grassy' (from herba 'grass, herb') + -ous.

Rhymes

Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious

Definition of herbaceous in US English:

herbaceous

adjective(h)ərˈbeɪʃəs(h)ərˈbāSHəs
  • Of, denoting, or relating to herbs (in the botanical sense).

    (与)草本(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is therefore likely that photorespiration of herbaceous leaves is driven by a large carbon pool.
    • Many species of native shrubs, vines and herbaceous plants were observed along hedgerows.
    • The herbaceous vegetation was best developed at that time of year.
    • Similar salt concentrations can be measured in soil solution of salt-marshes inhabited by a large variety of herbaceous flowering plants.
    • Overwintering herbaceous plants or evergreen trees can only survive the winter seasons of cold climates when they are able to acclimate.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin herbaceus ‘grassy’ (from herba ‘grass, herb’) + -ous.

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