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forb

[fawrb]
–noun
any herb that is not a grass or grasslike.

Origin:
1920–25; < Gk phorb food, fodder, deriv. of phérbein to feed; akin to OE beorgan, birgan to taste, eat, ON bergja to taste
forb   (fôrb)   
n.  A broad-leaved herb other than a grass, especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow.

[From Greek phorbē, fodder, from pherbein, to graze.]
forb   (fôrb)  Pronunciation Key 
A broad-leaved herb (as opposed to a grass), especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow.
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