(her-bay-shus) [L. herba, grass] In plants, nonwoody.

An aroma or flavor similar to green; often an indication of underripe grapes or fruit grown in a cool climate.

Describes the aromas and flavors of herbs in a wine. A plus in many wines such as Sauvignon Blanc and, to a lesser extent, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Herbal is a synonym, though when the concentra [..]

1640s, from Latin herbaceus "grassy," from herba "grass, herbage" (see herb).

Dying to the ground; not woody.

Summer foliage, winter rootstockA plant that over-winters as a rootstock, with foliage that dies back at the end of each growing season. E.g. Peony (Paeonia).

Plants which are soft in tissue compared to woody and hardy types of plants.

A plant with soft stems rather than woody stems.

Plants with stems that die down towards the root yearly and are not woody

Refers to nonwoody (soft-stemmed) perennial plants that often die back to the ground every winter and reappear in the spring.

A plant that does not form a woody stem and dies down to ground level at the end of the growing season..

Herbaceous perennials are those plants with soft tissues as opposed to woody stems. These plants also die back to the ground during cold winter months.

A plant that dies back to the ground in winter and returns again in the spring.

A plant or portion of a plant that lacks pronounced woody structure or tissue.

 Describes a plant with soft rather than woody tissues.

A non-woody plant.

This is a non-woody plant that can be a bulb, annual or perennial. It is soft and can die down completely in winter, re-growing in spring.

Plants that have soft rather than woody tissue.

Applied to a non-woody perennial plant that dies back to ground level at the end of the growing season and re grows the following spring.

 A plant with a non-woody stem that dies back to the ground in the winter or dry season and produces new growth from the ground for the climate’s growing season.

Dies back to the ground in winter. Generally applied only to non-woody biennial and perennial plants.

Refers to plants that flourish during the growing season but die back to the ground and over-winter in some underground structure such as bulbs or roots.

A word relating to plants containing nonwoody stems.

A soft, pliable, usually barkless shoot or plant. Distinct from stiff, woody growth.

Plant parts with little or no hard, woody tissue.

          Non-woody plants, whose upper parts die back to the soil                                              surface at the end of the growing season each year.

non-woody plants; herbs (graminoids, forbs and ferns).

adj. Having the character of a herb.

Having the texture, color or appearance of a leaf, with little or no woody tissue. Source: State of Florida

 a tasting term denoting odors and flavors of fresh herbs (e.g., basil, oregano, rosemary, etc.)

A term used in describing the aroma of herbs in the following wines: Sauvignon Blanc, Cabarnet Sauvignons, and Merlots.

A plant which does not form a woody stem, remaining soft and green throughout its life. The term is used to refer to annuals, biennials and perennials. Such plants die down to the ground each winter.

A plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season.

Non-woody.

[Habit] -- Not woody; soft often green, stems (even on non-herbs) having the texture of a herb stem.

Flowering, non-woody.

A term used in describing the aroma of herbs in the following wines: Sauvignon Blanc, Cabarnet Sauvignons, and Merlots.

(adj) characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

Referring to a plant that has little or no woody tissue and usually persists for a single growing season.

Any of various types of non-woody plants with green stems. Herbaceous plants die down to ground level in the winter.

Green and leaf-like.

A term used in describing the aroma of herbs in the following Sauvignon Blanc, Cabarnet Sauvignons, and Merlots.

An odor suggestive of herbs or broken green stems of plants. It is a positive characteristic is suggestive of the base and not too pronounced, but a fault if excessive or from spoilage. Hippocras:

Refers to plants with non-woody stems that normally die back to the ground in the winter.

Plants without woody stems.

Herbaceous is like hot chili peppers. Herbaceous wines smell of herbs. A little is nice, too much and the wine is taken over by the herbal qualities and loses its sense of fruit.

A soft, pliable, usually barkless shoot or plant. Distinct from stiff, woody growth.

A plant that dies to the ground each year and regrows stems the following year.

Descriptive of non-woody plants with no above-ground persistent parts.

describes animals that are strictly plant-eating.

referring to a herb, which is a plant that usually has soft leaves and stems that are not secondarily thickened and lignified, and which dies annually

Not woody.

Nonwoody.