herbage
Americannoun
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nonwoody vegetation.
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the succulent parts, leaves and stems, of herbaceous plants.
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Law. the right to pasture one's cattle on another's land.
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British. vegetation grazed by animals; pasturage.
noun
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herbaceous plants collectively, esp the edible parts on which cattle, sheep, etc, graze
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the vegetation of pasture land; pasturage
Other Word Forms
- herbaged adjective
Etymology
Origin of herbage
Example Sentences
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The climate is healthy and temperate, and produces good herbage.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
But for those dedicated to the roughage life, Slatesters have recommendations about which sorts of herbage salad-lovers should get to know while they are remaining wary of romaine.
From Slate • May 1, 2018
It turns out the wolves helped repair riverine woodlands not so much by killing deer as by terrifying them, and thus keeping them from lingering lazily riverside, browsing down their favorite herbage.
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2013
He also thinned out the herbage in Pynacker's immediate foreground.
From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2010
It was found that on these Western pastures, rich with succulent grasses and saline shrubs all the year round, and in winter abounding in herbage of many descriptions, all stock grew and fattened amazingly.
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