NONWOODY

Meaning of NONWOODY in English

/non wood"ee/ , adj. Hort.

herbaceous.

[ NON- + WOODY ]

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ORCHID — Any of the 15,000–35,000 species in 400–800 genera of nonwoody perennial plants that make up the family Orchidaceae. Bearing attractive …
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IRONWEED — Any of about 500 species of perennial plants constituting the genus Vernonia (family Asteraceae). Small herbaceous (nonwoody) species are found …
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HOP — In botany, either of two species of the genus Humulus , nonwoody annual or perennial vines in the hemp family, …
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GRASS — I Any of many low, green, nonwoody plants that make up the families Poaceae (or Gramineae), Cyperaceae ( rush es). …
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HERBAGE — — herbaged , adj. /err"bij, herr"-/ , n. 1. nonwoody vegetation. 2. the succulent parts, leaves and stems, of herbaceous …
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FUCHSIA — /fyooh"sheuh/ , n. 1. a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated …
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MOUSETAIL — any of about 15 species of small, annual, herbaceous (nonwoody) plants constituting the genus Myosurus of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). …
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HOP — either of two species of the genus Humulus, nonwoody annual or perennial vines in the hemp family (Cannabeceae) native to …
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GRIBBLE — any of the approximately 20 species of wood-boring, marine crustaceans constituting the genus Limnoria, in the order Isopoda. They feed …
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GRASSLAND — area with the dominant vegetation being grasses and grasslike plants, often with scattered trees or shrubs. Grasslands were, until extensive …
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GRASS — any of many low, green, nonwoody plants belonging to the grass family (Poaceae or Gramineae), sedge family (Cyperaceae), and rush …
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BURNET — any hardy, perennial, herbaceous (i.e., nonwoody) plant of the genus Sanguisorba (also called Poterium), within the rose family (Rosaceae). About …
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ABACA — (Musa textilis), plant of the family Musaceae, and its fibre, which is second in importance among the leaf fibre (q.v.) …
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VIOLALES — violet order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the subclass Dilleniidae. The order consists chiefly of shrubs and trees, …
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URTICALES — nettle order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, the largest order in the subclass Hamamelidae. The order includes a diversity of plant …
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SCROPHULARIALES — order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the subclass Asteridae. Although most are herbaceous, some are shrubs, woody vines, …
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SARRACENIACEAE — family of pitcher plants that belong to the order Nepenthales and are native to North and South America. These low-growing …
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RUTACEAE — family of flowering plants belonging to the order Sapindales and valuable as a source of edible fruit and as ornamentals. …
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PAPAVERALES — the poppy order of flowering plants, belonging to the class known as Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons; characterized by the presence of two …
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NYMPHAEALES — the water-lily order of flowering plants, belonging to the class called dicotyledon (characterized by two seed leaves). The order is …
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FABALES — order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the subclass Rosidae. The characteristic fruit of many members is a pod …
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ALISMATALES — also called Alismales, the water-plantain order of flowering plants, belonging to the class Liliopsida (monocotyledons; characterized by a single seed …
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ORCHID — n. Any of the 15,00035,000 species in 400800 genera of nonwoody perennial plants that make up the family Orchidaceae. Bearing …
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IRONWEED — n. Any of about 500 species of perennial plants constituting the genus Vernonia (family Asteraceae). Small herbaceous (nonwoody) species are …
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HOP — n. In botany, either of two species of the genus Humulus , nonwoody annual or perennial vines in the hemp …
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GRASS — n. Any of many low, green, nonwoody plants that make up the families Poaceae (or Gramineae), Cyperaceae ( sedge s), …
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