Forb


[fawrb] /fɔrb/

noun
1.
any herb that is not a grass or grasslike.
/fɔːb/
noun
1.
any herbaceous plant that is not a grass
n.

1924, from Greek phorbe “fodder, forage.”
forb
(fôrb)
A broad-leaved herb (as opposed to a grass), especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow.

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