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herbose, a.|hɜːˈbəʊs|
[ad. L. herbōs-us, f. herba: see -ose.]
Abounding in herbs or herbage.
1721Bailey, Herbose, Grassy, full of Grass or Herbs. a1763Byrom Crit. Rem., Hor. Odes iii. xviii. in Chalmers Eng. Poets XV. 239 Now in December, if we reason close, Are fields poetically call'd herbose? 1869tr. Pouchet's Universe (1871) 42 In the Phoenician traditions, where they speak of a herbose or gelatinous sea, situated beyond the Pillars of Hercules.
Hence herˈbosity, rare.
1731–52Miller Gard. Dict., Herbosity, grassiness, abundance of herbs. |