as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
added some ferns and other herbage to the sidewalk planters
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Recent Examples of herbage
This psoriasis cream contains a blend of herbage extractors, which work on flakes and dandruff buildup.
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Lindsay Modglin, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
When left to themselves, their great delight, after filling themselves with the coarse herbage of the desert, is to lie and roll in the hot sand.
—Dan Schlenoff, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2021
Instead of giving away free drinks to gamblers, Chicago’s new casino and others across the state should have servers carrying large hookahs filled with primo, mind-bending herbage.
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2019
The infertility may have resulted from a hormone imbalance, triggered by the herbage that the sheep ate, according to the study.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 27 Sep. 2017
Lindsay Modglin, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
When left to themselves, their great delight, after filling themselves with the coarse herbage of the desert, is to lie and roll in the hot sand.
—Dan Schlenoff, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2021
Instead of giving away free drinks to gamblers, Chicago’s new casino and others across the state should have servers carrying large hookahs filled with primo, mind-bending herbage.
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2019
The infertility may have resulted from a hormone imbalance, triggered by the herbage that the sheep ate, according to the study.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 27 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbage
Noun
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Lots of trees and other vegetation will mask the center’s five, 270,000-square-foot buildings from neighbors, Jones said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Standing vegetation may not be cut, burned or removed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leaf-peeping and other fun fall activities With the change of seasons and fall foliage reappearing, many people enjoy scenic train rides, photography, and leaf-peeping, or going out to see the fall colors.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Other fall foliage options that are unique to Mackinac include catching the colors from the water on a kayak tour.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Herbage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbage. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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