herbage

[ ur-bij, hur- ]

/ ˈɜr bɪdʒ, ˈhɜr- /

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noun

nonwoody vegetation.

the succulent parts, leaves and stems, of herbaceous plants.

Law. the right to pasture one's cattle on another's land.

British. vegetation grazed by animals; pasturage.

Origin of herbage

1350–1400; Middle English <French; see herb, -age

OTHER WORDS FROM herbage

herbaged, adjective

Words nearby herbage

Herat, Hérault, herb, herbaceous, herbaceous border, herbage, herbal, herbalism, herbalist, herbal medicine, herbal tea

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Example sentences from the Web for herbage

Why, in the spring, is the herbage under trees generally more luxuriant than it is beyond the spread of their branches?
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
He carries archipelagoes on his breast, and stretches out arms covered with herbage like pasture land.
Fruitfulness|Emile Zola
Trees and herbage were overwhelmed with pumice and volcanic dust.
The Story of the Hills|H. N. Hutchinson
A clouded sky dulls the herbage, a cloudless heaven brightens it, so that the grass almost reflects the firmament like water.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies

One's first impressions are of the green of the foliage and herbage.
Quaker Hill|Warren H. Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for herbage

herbage

/ (ˈhɜːbɪdʒ) /

noun

herbaceous plants collectively, esp the edible parts on which cattle, sheep, etc, graze

the vegetation of pasture land; pasturage

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单词	herbage
释义	herbage [ ur-bij, hur- ] / ˈɜr bɪdʒ, ˈhɜr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR herbage ON THESAURUS.COM noun nonwoody vegetation. the succulent parts, leaves and stems, of herbaceous plants. Law. the right to pasture one's cattle on another's land. British. vegetation grazed by animals; pasturage. Origin of herbage 1350–1400; Middle English <French; see herb, -age OTHER WORDS FROM herbage herbaged, adjective Words nearby herbage Herat, Hérault, herb, herbaceous, herbaceous border, herbage, herbal, herbalism, herbalist, herbal medicine, herbal tea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for herbage Why, in the spring, is the herbage under trees generally more luxuriant than it is beyond the spread of their branches? The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various He carries archipelagoes on his breast, and stretches out arms covered with herbage like pasture land. Fruitfulness\|Emile Zola Trees and herbage were overwhelmed with pumice and volcanic dust. The Story of the Hills\|H. N. Hutchinson A clouded sky dulls the herbage, a cloudless heaven brightens it, so that the grass almost reflects the firmament like water. Nature Near London\|Richard Jefferies One's first impressions are of the green of the foliage and herbage. Quaker Hill\|Warren H. Wilson British Dictionary definitions for herbage herbage / (ˈhɜːbɪdʒ) / noun herbaceous plants collectively, esp the edible parts on which cattle, sheep, etc, graze the vegetation of pasture land; pasturage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to herbage flora, greenery, fodder, grass, meadow, grazing, vegetation, verdure, plants, crops, vegetables, trees, herbs, shrubs, saplings, flowers, feed, chaff, forage, provender
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herbage

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