herbage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhəːbɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈ(h)ɚbɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb + -age.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Herbs collectively.
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(uncountable, usually) Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
The dank breath of herbage, sodden with rain, came to her; the mists were barely visible, hovering above the dark ravines.
1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 97:I threw myself upon my face, and clung to the scant herbage in an excess of nervous agitation.
1841, Edgar Allan Poe, A Descent into the Maelström:
- (uncountable, usually) The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
- (uncountable, usually) The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| herbages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (26)
ka ბალახეულობა (herbs collectively) · la herbaticum (right of pasture) · mk би́лје (herbs collectively) · mi raurēkau (herbaceous plant growth, especially grass) · ca herbam (herbs collectively) · la herbagium (right of pasture) · fr herbage (herbs collectively) · ka ბალახეულობა (herbaceous plant growth, especially grass) · ka მცენარეულობა (herbs collectively) · es herbaje (herbs collectively) · la herba (herbaceous plant growth, especially grass) · ca herbatge (herbs collectively) · bg паша (fleshy, often edible, parts of plants) · ka ბალახი (herbaceous plant growth, especially grass) · bg зеленина (herbs collectively) · ka ბალახი (herbs collectively) · gl herba (herbs collectively) · ru травосто́й (herbaceous plant growth, especially grass) · bg право на паша (right of pasture) · enm herbage (right of pasture) · enm herbe (herbs collectively) · bg трева (herbaceous plant growth, especially grass) · pt ervagem (herbs collectively) · eo herbaro (herbs collectively) · enm herbage (herbaceous plant growth, especially grass) · bg трева (herbs collectively)