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   herb·age

   /ˈ(h)ərbij/

   noun

   • 1. herbaceous vegetation: "after rain, tall herbage invariably collapses onto the paths"
   • ▪ the succulent part of herbaceous vegetation, used as pasture: "the herbage of this area produces the milk necessary to make a fine cheese"
   • ▪ the right of pasture on another person's land: "the warden of Windsor Forest was granted as part of his farm the herbage of the whole forest"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French erbage, based on Latin herba ‘herb, grass, crops’.

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