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How do you spell herbaceous?

Herbaceous is spelled H-E-R-B-A-C-E-O-U-S. The ending is -aceous; herbacious, with an i, is the frequent misspelling.

Letter by letter

H-E-R-B-A-C-E-O-U-S

Spelling note

Ends -aceous, with the c before the e. Not -acious.

What it means for meadow photos

Herbaceous describes a plant with no persistent woody stem above ground. Herbaceous perennials die back each winter and regrow from the root.

Common misspellings

  • herbacious → herbaceous
  • herbacous → herbaceous
  • erbaceous → herbaceous
  • herbaseous → herbaceous

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