Herbage

Definitions

1. Herbs collectively.
   uncountable, usually
2. Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
   uncountable, usually
3. The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
   uncountable, usually
4. The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“I threw myself upon my face⟳, and clung to the scant herbage in an excess of nervous agitation.”

“The dank breath of herbage, sodden with rain⟳, came to her; the mists were barely visible, hovering above the dark ravines.”

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