nonwoody \nonwoody\ adj. not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood; as, nonwoody plants. Opposite of {woody}. [Narrower terms: {herbaceous}; {pulpy, fleshy}] [WordNet 1.5]
Herbaceous \Her*ba"ceous\, a. [L. herbaceus grassy. See {Herb}.] Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an herbaceous stem. [1913 Webster]
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "herbaceous": botanic, bulbous, cereal, farinaceous, fruitlike, fruity, herbal, herbose, herbous, herby, leguminose, leguminous, plantlike, radicated, radiciform, radicular, rhizoid, rootlike, tuberous, vegetable, vegetal, vegetarian, vegetational, vegetative, weedy