Herbaceous is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Herbaceous in a sentence
Herbaceous meaning
- Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
- Not woody in flavor.
- Feeding on herbs and soft plants.
Synonyms of Herbaceous
Using Herbaceous
- The main meaning on this page is: Not woody, lacking lignified tissues. | Not woody in flavor. | Feeding on herbs and soft plants.
- Useful related words include: nonwoody.
- In the example corpus, herbaceous often appears in combinations such as: herbaceous plants, and herbaceous, herbaceous and.
Context around Herbaceous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Herbaceous
- In this selection, "herbaceous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pollinated, rhododendrons, hybridized, border, borders and plants stand out and add context to how "herbaceous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a faintly herbaceous smell or and adds an herbaceous note to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "herbaceous" sits close to words such as absolve, acceptability and acetic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with herbaceous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Over the years, herbaceous and woodland plants have been added. (10 words)
Moving to the herbaceous border, clematis in groups two and three need attention. (13 words)
It's brimming with shrubs, bulbs, acers, conifers, rhododendrons, herbaceous plants and hosta borders. (14 words)
But none of that begins to answer why anyone would want to wear a pre-oiled sports bra, with a faintly herbaceous smell, or even whether such an item has any significant benefit over applying a tincture to the skin ahead of exercising. (43 words)
It was donated to the city of Liverpool in 1926 and is now home to a beautiful green space featuring wildflowers and a quarry, as well as The Walled Garden with herbaceous borders and beautiful Dahlia displays. (37 words)
As the go-to guru among Los Angeles celebrity circles for his festive, private feasts, Jeff the 420 Chef is known for inventing the process which neutralizes the herbaceous taste and smell of cannabis in edibles. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Given the floaty nature of the flowers, thalictrums are well-suited to growing in herbaceous borders, bringing a relaxed, informal mood to your planting scheme.
It had layers of earthy and herbaceous notes that complemented the natural sweetness of the lamb.
It’s a funky-smelling, wind-pollinated, herbaceous ground plant that’s rich in oils and protein.
It's brimming with shrubs, bulbs, acers, conifers, rhododendrons, herbaceous plants and hosta borders.
It’s herbaceous, refreshing, and has a nice bite from the ginger and tonic.
Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the mint family Lamiaceae and the genus Salvia, which has 900 members with a long history as culinary, medicinal, and spiritual plants.
Stevia, scientifically known as Stevia rebaudiana, is a herbaceous plant native to South America.
Swamps are a type of wetland like a marsh but are dominated by woody plants rather than herbaceous ones.
The newest, latest-blooming and usually most expensive peonies are Itoh or intersectional peonies, which were created in 1948 when a botanist (named Toichi Itoh) hybridized herbaceous and tree peonies.
There are many annual, perennial, herbaceous and woody plants that can contribute fragrance through their flowers or foliage.
This year perennials appeared that were never in the herbaceous border before and must have been in deep in the soil when it was replaced.
A mound of fresh dill adds an herbaceous note to Dudley Market’s aioli, which works well with the rest of the menu at the seafood-centric restaurant.
It was donated to the city of Liverpool in 1926 and is now home to a beautiful green space featuring wildflowers and a quarry, as well as The Walled Garden with herbaceous borders and beautiful Dahlia displays.
Moving to the herbaceous border, clematis in groups two and three need attention.
Over the years, herbaceous and woodland plants have been added.
Spotted lanternflies enjoy feeding on more than 70 species of trees and herbaceous plants.
The taste is complex and herbaceous, with notes of zesty citrus and peppery spice.
It's more rainforest than herbaceous border, and the director missed no excuse to send up a camera drone for aerial shots.
As the go-to guru among Los Angeles celebrity circles for his festive, private feasts, Jeff the 420 Chef is known for inventing the process which neutralizes the herbaceous taste and smell of cannabis in edibles.
But none of that begins to answer why anyone would want to wear a pre-oiled sports bra, with a faintly herbaceous smell, or even whether such an item has any significant benefit over applying a tincture to the skin ahead of exercising.
Common combinations with herbaceous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- herbaceous plants 10×
- and herbaceous 6×
- herbaceous and 5×
- is herbaceous 4×
- the herbaceous 3×
- herbaceous border 3×
- of herbaceous 3×
- herbaceous borders 2×
- herbaceous notes 2×
- herbaceous ground 2×