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herbage Definition

herb·age (ʉrbij, hʉr-)

noun

  1. herbs collectively, esp. those used as pasturage; grass
  2. the green foliage and juicy stems of herbs
  3. 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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