herbage
herbage
Definition
herb·age (ʉr′bij, hʉr′-)
noun
- herbs collectively, esp. those used as pasturage; grass
- the green foliage and juicy stems of herbs
- Law the right of pasturing cattle on another's land
Etymology: Fr: see -age
herbage
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- park: Oxleas, an estate comprising meadow land and part of the herbage of the park in 1540, had become there closes by 1576.
Converse of object
- grow: The nutritive value of spring grown herbage produced on farms throughout England and Wales over 4 years.
- produce: The nutritive value of spring grown herbage produced on farms throughout England and Wales over 4 years.
- remove: It will then be raked to remove any nutrient rich herbage.
Preposition: on
- moor: All their livestock is produced from extended family groups grazing natural herbage on open moors.
Adjective modifier
- rich: It will then be raked to remove any nutrient rich herbage.
- tall: There was a strip of tall herbage running along the fence.
- fresh: Influence of growth stage and season on the energy value of fresh herbage.
- other: Sheep grazing should be practiced only at the rosette stage, with a low infestation rate and other herbage available.
- scanty: The aspect of the surrounding country is bleak and barren, consisting of hills above hills clothed with scanty herbage or heather.
- green: COLLAPSED STACK: Usually straw, asymmetrical, lush green herbage, spongy when stamped upon.
Modifies a noun
- mineral: The effect of potash fertilizer on herbage mineral content will vary widely in different situations.
- allowance: There was no clear interaction between concentrate supplementation and herbage allowance.
- crop: Yorkshire fog is a widespread weed of herbage seed crops and can reduce their yield.
- production: The effect of previous history of perennial ryegrass tillers on their growth, development and contribution to herbage production.
- sodium: Grass palatability and milk output increase at herbage sodium levels up to 0.5 % in the dry matter.
- analysis: Rates should also be adjusted if herbage analysis indicates N:K ratios outside the optimal values.
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