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Herbage

//ˈhəːbɪd͡ʒ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Herbs collectively. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    succulent herbaceous vegetation of pastureland wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants. uncountable, usually
  5. 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

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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