herbaceous plant
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If the wasps had been nectaring on flowers like sumac or goldenrod, their most-visited woody and herbaceous plant choices, they would have paid us no mind, Holm is quick to point out.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022
It is classed as an herbaceous plant, but it is shrubby, and on old specimens there is more wood than on many dwarf shrubs.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
It is an herbaceous plant common in waste places, and having light green leaves; when dried it smells like Woodruff, or new hay.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
“There again!” said he, pointing to a gigantic herbaceous plant, “rhubarb, you see!”
From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Reid, Mayne
