herbiferous,a.|həˈbɪfərəs| [f. L. herbifer grass-bearing + -ous.] Bearing or producing herbs. 1656Blount Glossogr., Herbiferous, bringing forth hearbs or grass.1731–52in Miller Gard.Dict.1830Westm.Rev. XIII. 208 Modern artists have none of the herbiferous taste of the Greeks.