Definition of HERBAGE

herbage

Plural: herbages

Noun

  • Non-woody plant life, especially as pasturage for animals.
  • succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
  • Herbs collectively.
  • Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
  • The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
  • The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).

Examples

  • The collection of green tiles on the board looked like sparse HERBAGE waiting to be cleared.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

pasturage

Scrabble Score: 13

herbage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
herbage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
herbage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

herbage: valid Words With Friends Word