herbose

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hûrbōsʹ, IPA^(key): /hɜːˈbəʊs/
• Rhymes: -əʊs

Adjective

herbose (not comparable)

1. 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

1. vocative masculine singular of herbōsus