noun
Meaning 1
Herbs collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Herbs collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
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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noun
succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pasturage
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb + -age.
Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.