herbage
pronunciation
How to pronounce herbage in British English:
UK [ˈhɜ:bɪdʒ]
How to pronounce herbage in American English:
US [ˈɜrbɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
Word Origin
- herbage (n.)
- late 14c., "non-woody plants collectively," from Old French erbage or directly from Medieval Latin herbagium; see herb + -age.
Example
- 1. Affection of cd on the young herbage seedling growth .
- 2. The sheep battened upon the herbage .
- 3. For they soon wither like grass and fade away like green herbage .
- 4. To feed on growing grasses and herbage .
- 5. Main factors affecting the sward were growth stage , using period and herbage composition .