1. not having woody tissue; lacking the hard, fibrous structure characteristic of wood
Usage: botanical

Examples

• Nonwoody plants like grasses and flowers have soft, flexible stems.
• The garden contained both woody shrubs and nonwoody perennials.
• Most vegetables are nonwoody plants that die back each winter.
• Botanists classify plants as either woody or nonwoody based on their stem structure.
• Nonwoody stems bend easily and contain less lignin than tree branches.
• The herbaceous border featured only nonwoody flowering plants.