herbose

English

Etymology

From the Latin herbōsus (“grassy, full of grass or herbs”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: hûrbōsʹ, IPA^(key): /hɜːˈbəʊs/
Rhymes with verbose.

Adjective

herbose (not comparable)

Having an abundance of herbage; full of herbs.

Derived terms

herbosity (rare)

Related terms

herbous

References

“herbose, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Latin

Adjective

herbōse

vocative masculine singular of herbōsus

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