herbage

Meaning

  1. Herbs collectively.
  2. Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
  3. The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
  4. The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhəːbɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology

In summary

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

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