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English
Etymology
From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb + -age.
Pronunciation
Noun
herbage (usually uncountable, plural herbages)
- Herbs collectively.
- Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
1841, Edgar Allan Poe, A Descent into the Maelström:I threw myself upon my face, and clung to the scant herbage in an excess of nervous agitation.
1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 97:The dank breath of herbage, sodden with rain, came to her; the mists were barely visible, hovering above the dark ravines.
- The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
- (law) The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).
Translations
herbaceous plant growth, especially grass
fleshy, often edible, parts of plants
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herbe + -age.
Pronunciation
Noun
herbage m (plural herbages)
- pasture
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Further reading
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French herbage, and Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum; equivalent to herbe + -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛrˈbaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ɛːrˈbaːd͡ʒ(ə)/
Noun
herbage (uncountable)
- Herbage (herbaceous plants, especially grass)
- Vegetables; garden plants.
- The right of pasture.
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