Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: forb
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).

noun

Initialism of freedom of religion or belief.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of FORB.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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 Regions: Proceedings of the 20th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Grassland Science in Europe, Volume 9, page 859, 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."
"Common understory forbs included, but were not limited to, large-leaved aster, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), bluebead lily, species of clubmoss, Canada mayflower, and sweet coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φορβή (phorbḗ, “food”), from φέρβω (phérbō, “to feed”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φορβή

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

forbs (plural) phorb (alternative) F.O.R.B. (alternative) F. O. R. B. (alternative)

Derived Forms

forbivorous

Questions

What does forb mean?: Any nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
Where does forb come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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