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–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
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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
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin 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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