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herbage
[ ur-bij, hur- ]
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.
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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- herbaged adjective
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Example Sentences
It was the merest baby—half-an-ounce, perhaps—and it fell from the hook into the herbage some yards from the stream.
It immediately destroys all sorts of moss, makes a tender herbage spring up, and eradicates a number of weeds.
They bounded through the tall herbage "like grasshoppers" and were remarkably agile in climbing.
If the herbage or other food affect the taste of the milk or cream, it will also modify the flavor of the cheese.
Herbage and pasture are wanting in this country, as is also the ox, whose place is supplied by the camel.
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