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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGraswuchs
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡʁaːsˌvʊks
"Das Vieh weidete auf dem üppigen Graswuchs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A collective term for green grass and other herbaceous vegetation grown as food for livestock.
"The cattle grazed happily on the lush green herbage of the valley." - 2
The herbaceous parts of plants collectively, especially those valued for their medicinal or culinary properties.
"The botanist carefully documented the diverse herbage found along the forest floor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English and Old French, originating from the Latin word 'herba' meaning grass or herb. The suffix '-age' was added in the 14th century to denote a collection or collective mass of vegetation, originally used in legal contexts for grazing rights.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Herbage" is said worldwide
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herbage
Transliteration: erbaʒ
"Le bétail se nourrit du herbage frais."
Graswuchs
Transliteration: ɡʁaːsˌvʊks
"Das Vieh weidete auf dem üppigen Graswuchs."
erbame
Transliteration: erˈbaːme
"Il terreno era coperto di fitto erbame."
herbazal
Transliteration: eɾβaˈθal
"El ganado pastaba en el espeso herbazal."
herbagem
Transliteration: eʁˈbaʒẽj̃
"O gado alimentava-se da herbagem verde."
चारा
Transliteration: chara
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पशु हरे चारे पर निर्भर करते हैं।"
草本植物
Transliteration: cǎoběn zhíwù
Script: 中文汉字
"这片土地长满了茂盛的草本植物。"
풀밭
Transliteration: pulbat
Script: 한국어 한글
"소들이 무성한 풀밭에서 풀을 뜯고 있다."
草本
Transliteration: sōhon
Script: 日本語
"牛が青々とした草本を食べている。"
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