nonwoody

[ non-wood-ee ]

adjective

, Horticulture.

1. herbaceous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonwoody¹

non- + woody ¹

Example Sentences

Among nonwoody flowering plants, both approaches yielded a total of 60 species, but each detected 20 or so that the other missed. eDNA was better at finding easily overlooked species with small flowers, such as weakleaf bur ragweed.

From Science Magazine

For another, their nonwoody tissues are producing greater quantities of resin, which affords protection against bark beetles.

From Time Magazine Archive