forb
forb noun: any nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
Noun (1)
forb (plural forbs)
- 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.2002, Dale F. Lott, American Bison: A Natural History, page 122
- Buchgraber (1995) recommends 50-70% of grasses, 10-30% of legumes and also 10-30% of forbs on meadows, while Kessler (1994) recommends the same proportion of grasses, 10-20% of legumes and 20-40% of forbs on natural meadows.2004, A. Kirilov, P. Todorova Development of forage areas and forage resources in Bulgaria during the period of transition, A. Lüscher, et al. (editors), Land Use Systems in Grassland Dominated...
Noun (2) capitalized: FORB
FORB (uncountable)
Noun (3) capitalized: FoRB
FoRB (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of FORB.
Forms of forb
| plural | forbs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | phorb |
| alternative form | F.O.R.B. |
| alternative form | F. O. R. B. |
| alternative form | FoRB |
Origin of forb
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φορβή (phorbḗ, “food”), from φέρβω (phérbō, “to feed”).
Words formed from forb
Questions about forb
- What does forb mean?
- Forb means any nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
- What part of speech is forb?
- Forb is a noun.
- What is the plural of forb?
- The plural of forb is forbs.
Words near forb in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: forb (page history and authors); FORB (page history and authors); FoRB (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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