herbaceous

IPA/hɜːˈbeɪʃəs/
KK[ɚbˈeʃəs]IPA/ɜːrˈbeɪʃəs/

herbaceous — 形容詞

  • herbaceouspositive
  • more herbaceouscomparative
  • most herbaceoussuperlative

1. describing a plant whose stems stay green and bendy instead of turning into wood

1.形容詞C2
釋義

草本的

莖部柔軟、不木質化的植物

describing a plant whose stems stay green and bendy instead of turning into wood, and which usually dies back to the ground at the end of each growing season

例句

Samir planted a row of herbaceous perennials along the garden path last spring.

Samir 去年春天沿著花園小徑種了一排草本多年生植物。

collocation: herbaceous perennials

Most kitchen herbs like basil and parsley are herbaceous plants that need replanting each year.

羅勒和巴西里這類大多數的廚房香草都是草本植物，每年都需要重新栽種。

predicative use: are herbaceous plants

常見搭配
  • herbaceous perennial
  • herbaceous border
  • herbaceous plant
  • herbaceous stem
  • herbaceous shoot
同義詞
  • non-woody

    plain descriptive opposite of 'woody'; used in textbooks rather than gardening talk

  • leafy

    everyday word; broader, covers any plant with lots of leaves, not specifically the soft-stem meaning

  • succulent

    specifically soft AND fleshy/water-storing; narrower than herbaceous

反義詞
  • woody

    direct technical opposite — stems harden into wood, like trees and shrubs

  • ligneous

    formal botanical term for 'woody'; mostly used in scientific writing

文法句型

herbaceous + [plant noun]

be + herbaceous

用法筆記

Almost always attached to a plant-related noun (perennial, border, plant, stem, shoot). Outside gardening and botany contexts the word is rare; everyday English uses 'leafy' or simply 'plant' instead.

常見錯誤

The herbaceous tree grew quickly in the park.
The leafy tree grew quickly in the park.
trees have woody trunks, so they are not herbaceous; the word applies only to soft-stemmed plants.

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常用片語

  • herbaceous border
  • herbaceous perennial
  • tender herbaceous growth