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
DAME’S VIOLET, the English name for Hesperis matronalis, a herbaceous plant belonging to the natural order Cruciferae, and closely allied to the wallflower and stock.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
Hence it will be seen how large a number of fungi may attach themselves to one herbaceous plant, sometimes whilst living, but most extensively when dead.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Bulbs can be treated so, to the great improvement of the garden, as when they grow out of some hardy herbaceous plant, their dying leaves which present such an untidy appearance are nearly hidden.
From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Biddle, Violet Purton
The banana is a herbaceous plant, and after fruiting its top dies; but it annually sprouts up again fresh from the roots.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray
