herbage

English

/ˈhəːbɪdʒ/

noun
Definitions
  • Herbs collectively.
  • Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
  • The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
  • (legal) The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French herbage borrowed from Old French erbage derived from Latin herbaticum, herba (grass, herb, vegetation, plant, weed) suffix from English herb.

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