Botanical vs Herbaceous - What's the difference?
botanical | herbaceous |
Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition.
Something derived from a , especially herbal, source
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(label) not woody, lacking lignified tissues
(label) not woody in flavor
(label) feeding on herbs and soft plants
* 1861 , (Charles John Andersson), Lake Ngami , , page 490
As adjectives the difference between botanical and herbaceous
is that botanical is of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition while herbaceous is (label) not woody, lacking lignified tissues.As a noun botanical
is something derived from a , especially herbal, source.botanical
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(-)Derived terms
* botanicallyNoun
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*herbaceous
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(en adjective)- The hippopotamus is an herbaceous animal.