a broad-leaved herbaceous plant, as distinguished from the grasses, sedges, shrubs, and trees
Origin of forb
Classical Greek phorb?, fodder from pherbein, to feed, grazeforb
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A broad-leaved herb other than a grass, especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow.
Origin of forb
From Greek phorbē fodder from pherbein to grazeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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A broad-leaved herb (as opposed to a grass),
especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow.
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From Ancient Greek φορβη (phorbe, “food”), from φορβειν (phorbein, “graze”)
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