herbage
noun/ˈhəːbɪd͡ʒ/UK/ˈ(h)ɚbɪd͡ʒ/US
Etymology
From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb + -age.
- derived from herba
- derived from herbāticum
- derived from erbage
- inherited from herbage
Definitions
Herbs collectively.
Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
- I threw myself upon my face, and clung to the scant herbage in an excess of nervous agitation.
- The dank breath of herbage, sodden with rain, came to her; the mists were barely visible, hovering above the dark ravines.
The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
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The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself
The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for herbage. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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