herbage

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəːbɪd͡ʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈ(h)ɚbɪd͡ʒ/ === Noun === herbage (usually uncountable, plural herbages) Herbs collectively. Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass. The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants. (law) The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herbe +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /ɛʁ.baʒ/ === Noun === herbage m (plural herbages) pasture ==== Related terms ==== herbe === Further reading === “herbage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === erbage, herbaige, yerbage === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French herbage, and Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum; equivalent to herbe +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛrˈbaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ɛːrˈbaːd͡ʒ(ə)/ === Noun === herbage (uncountable) Herbage (herbaceous plants, especially grass) Vegetables; garden plants. The right of pasture. ==== Descendants ==== English: herbage ==== References ==== “herbāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.