Herbage
//ˈhəːbɪd͡ʒ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Herbs collectively. uncountable, usually
- 2 succulent herbaceous vegetation of pastureland wordnet
- 3 Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass. uncountable, usually
"I threw myself upon my face, and clung to the scant herbage in an excess of nervous agitation."
- 4 The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants. uncountable, usually
- 5 The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land). uncountable, usually
Example
More examples"All around were herds of beautiful cattle cropping the rich herbage or listlessly lolling under trees - horses, goats and swine seen in every direction attending to the cravings of Nature - on the lochs wild duck abundant and now and then the solitary heron could be seen, standing motionless in shallow water."
Etymology
From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb + -age.
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