Definition of forb in English:

forb

noun fɔːbfôrb

Botany

A herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass.
〔植〕非禾本草本植物
Example sentencesExamples
- Increases in annual or perennial forbs did not occur, contrary to prior studies of disturbances created by pocket gophers and other disturbance agents elsewhere.
- Species were classified according to their growth form; forbs include all herbaceous dicotyledonous species (including Fabaceae).
- They also eat leaves, shoots, roots, tubers, and seeds of most grasses and forbs, or broadleafed flowering plants.
- Fire exclusion has diminished natural pine reproduction as more fire-sensitive hardwoods, vines, briars, and forbs invade the understory.
- All of the foraging studies were limited to two classes of vegetation, grass and forbs.

Origin

1920s: from Greek phorbē 'fodder', from phorbein 'to feed'.

Definition of forb in US English:

forb

nounfôrb

Botany

A herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass.
〔植〕非禾本草本植物
Example sentencesExamples
- All of the foraging studies were limited to two classes of vegetation, grass and forbs.
- They also eat leaves, shoots, roots, tubers, and seeds of most grasses and forbs, or broadleafed flowering plants.
- Fire exclusion has diminished natural pine reproduction as more fire-sensitive hardwoods, vines, briars, and forbs invade the understory.
- Increases in annual or perennial forbs did not occur, contrary to prior studies of disturbances created by pocket gophers and other disturbance agents elsewhere.
- Species were classified according to their growth form; forbs include all herbaceous dicotyledonous species (including Fabaceae).

Origin

1920s: from Greek phorbē ‘fodder’, from phorbein ‘to feed’.

单词	forb
释义	Definition of forb in English: forb noun fɔːbfôrb Botany A herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass. 〔植〕非禾本草本植物 Example sentencesExamples Increases in annual or perennial forbs did not occur, contrary to prior studies of disturbances created by pocket gophers and other disturbance agents elsewhere. Species were classified according to their growth form; forbs include all herbaceous dicotyledonous species (including Fabaceae). They also eat leaves, shoots, roots, tubers, and seeds of most grasses and forbs, or broadleafed flowering plants. Fire exclusion has diminished natural pine reproduction as more fire-sensitive hardwoods, vines, briars, and forbs invade the understory. All of the foraging studies were limited to two classes of vegetation, grass and forbs. Origin 1920s: from Greek phorbē 'fodder', from phorbein 'to feed'. Definition of forb in US English: forb nounfôrb Botany A herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass. 〔植〕非禾本草本植物 Example sentencesExamples All of the foraging studies were limited to two classes of vegetation, grass and forbs. They also eat leaves, shoots, roots, tubers, and seeds of most grasses and forbs, or broadleafed flowering plants. Fire exclusion has diminished natural pine reproduction as more fire-sensitive hardwoods, vines, briars, and forbs invade the understory. Increases in annual or perennial forbs did not occur, contrary to prior studies of disturbances created by pocket gophers and other disturbance agents elsewhere. Species were classified according to their growth form; forbs include all herbaceous dicotyledonous species (including Fabaceae). Origin 1920s: from Greek phorbē ‘fodder’, from phorbein ‘to feed’.
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