HERBAGE

herbage, pasturage

(noun) succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

herbage (usually uncountable, plural herbages)

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).

Source: Wiktionary


Herb"age (; 48), n. Etym: [F. See Herb.]

1. Herbs collectively; green food beasts; grass; pasture. "Thin herbage in the plaims." Dryden.

2. (Law.)

Definition: The liberty or right of pasture in the forest or in the grounds of another man. Blount.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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