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herbage

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herb⋅age

  [ur-bij, hur-]
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–noun
1. nonwoody vegetation.
2. the succulent parts, leaves and stems, of herbaceous plants.
3. Law. the right to pasture one's cattle on another's land.
4. British. vegetation grazed by animals; pasturage.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < F; see herb, -age

Related forms:
herbaged, adjective
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herb·age   (ûr'bĭj, hûr'-)   
n.  

  1. Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass or similar vegetation used for pasturage.

  2. The fleshy, often edible parts of plants.


[Middle English, from Old French erbage, from erbe; see herb.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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