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herbage

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhəːbɪd͡ʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈ(h)ɚbɪd͡ʒ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Herbs collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pasturage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb + -age.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трева (treva) — herbs collectively
  • Bulgarian: зеленина (zelenina) — herbs collectively
  • Catalan: herbam — herbs collectively
  • Catalan: herbatge — herbs collectively
  • Esperanto: herbaro — herbs collectively
  • French: herbage — herbs collectively
  • Galician: herba — herbs collectively
  • Georgian: ბალახი (balaxi) — herbs collectively
  • Georgian: ბალახეულობა (balaxeuloba) — herbs collectively
  • Georgian: მცენარეულობა (mcenareuloba) — herbs collectively
  • Macedonian: би́лје (bílje) — herbs collectively
  • Middle English: herbe — herbs collectively
  • Portuguese: ervagem — herbs collectively
  • Spanish: herbaje — herbs collectively
  • Bulgarian: трева (treva) — herbaceous plant growth, especially grass
  • Georgian: ბალახი (balaxi) — herbaceous plant growth, especially grass
  • Georgian: ბალახეულობა (balaxeuloba) — herbaceous plant growth, especially grass
  • Latin: herba — herbaceous plant growth, especially grass
  • Māori: raurēkau — herbaceous plant growth, especially grass
  • Middle English: herbage — herbaceous plant growth, especially grass
  • Russian: травосто́й (travostój) — herbaceous plant growth, especially grass
  • Bulgarian: паша (paša) — fleshy, often edible, parts of plants
  • Bulgarian: право на паша (pravo na paša) — right of pasture
  • Latin: herbaticum — right of pasture
  • Latin: herbagium — right of pasture
  • Middle English: herbage — right of pasture