forb

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forb^¹

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek φορβή (phorbḗ, “food”), from φέρβω (phérbō, “to feed”).

noun forbs · phorb

Any nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush). So younger is better and the part nearest the roots is better, but what makes life possible for the pronghorn is a supply of forbs—small broadleaf plants growing among the grasses.

FORB^²

noun F.O.R.B. · F. O. R. B. · FoRB

abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of freedom of religion or belief

FoRB^³

noun

uncountable Alternative letter-case form of FORB

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noun non-graminoid flowering plant

Español	forbia
한국어	광엽초본 gwang'yeopchobon
Français	phorbe

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@misc{forb_2026,
  title = {forb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}