herbage
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
See all 2 pronunciations Show less
Definition of herbage
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)Herbs collectively.
See all 4 definitions Show less
noun
- (uncountable, usually)Herbs collectively.
-
(uncountable, usually)Herbaceous plant growth, especially grass.
“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.”
- (uncountable, usually)The fleshy, often edible, parts of plants.
- (uncountable, usually)The natural pasture of a land, considered as distinct from the land itself; hence, right of pasture (on another man's land).
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English herbage, from Old French erbage, from Early Medieval Latin herbāticum, from Latin herba (“grass”). By surface analysis, herb + -age.
Words you can make from herbage
71 playable · top: REHAB (10 pts)
Best play rehab 10 points6-letter words
2 words5-letter words
7 words4-letter words
23 words3-letter words
26 words2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
A single letter you can add to herbage to make another valid word.
Find your best play with herbage
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes herbage, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.