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
“The trees and herbage of every description, along the whole of the north and west sides of the peninsula,” reported one British official, “have been completely destroyed.”
From Scientific American • Mar. 1, 2013
He also thinned out the herbage in Pynacker's immediate foreground.
From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2010
The manners of this species, where I have observed it, are always the same; it lives on the ground on open plains, where the herbage and grass is short, and never perches on trees.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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