Word of the Day:
herbage
What It Means
Herbs collectively.
Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
Herbage in Context
“The dank breath of herbage, sodden with rain, came to her; the mists were barely visible, hovering above the dark ravines.”
Did You Know?
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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