herbage C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈ(h)ɚbɪd͡ʒ/ UK /ˈhəːbɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #160460 Meanings 1 noun Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass. I threw myself upon my face, and clung to the scant herbage in an excess of nervous agitation. 2 noun succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land 3 noun Herbs collectively. 4 noun The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · succulent herbaceous... pasturage Word family Derived forms herbaged Etymology From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb + -age. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # herbage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈ(h)ɚbɪd͡ʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhəːbɪd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 160460 ## Meanings 1. Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass. 2. succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land 3. Herbs collectively. 4. The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants. ## Examples - I threw myself upon my face, and clung to the scant herbage in an excess of nervous agitation. ## Derived Forms - herbaged ## Etymology From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb + -age. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown