herbaceous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

relating to or denoting plants that have non-woody stems and die down to the ground after flowering

In a sentence

Herbaceous in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing herbaceous in a sentence.

The gardener planted a wide herbaceous border filled with perennials that returned each spring.

Synonyms

leafygreenvegetal

Antonyms

woodyarboreal

Keep going

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made dull and unoriginal through overuse

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to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Herbaceous (adjective) means relating to or denoting plants that have non-woody stems and die down to the ground after flowering

Here is herbaceous used in an example sentence: "The gardener planted a wide herbaceous border filled with perennials that returned each spring."

Common synonyms for herbaceous include leafy, green, vegetal.

Antonyms of herbaceous include woody, arboreal.

Herbaceous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.