forb

forb [fawrb] Word Origin noun

1. any herb that is not a grass or grasslike.

Origin of forb 1920–25; Greek phorbḗ food, fodder, derivative of phérbein to feed; akin to Old English beorgan, birgan to taste, eat, Old Norse bergja to taste British Dictionary definitions for forb forb noun

1. any herbaceous plant that is not a grass

Word Origin for forb C20: from Greek phorbē food, from pherbein to graze Word Origin and History for forb n.

1924, from Greek phorbe “fodder, forage.”

forb in Science forb [fôrb]

1. A broad-leaved herb (as opposed to a grass), especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow.