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单词 forb
释义

forb

noun

ˈfȯrb How to pronounce forb (audio)
: an herb other than grass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Look instead for greenbrier, honeysuckle, plum, laurel, sumac, blackberry, clear-cuts, browse, and forbs in the woods or natural clearings. Jeff Murray, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2019 The park meadows are planted with native perennial forbs and grasses selected for the benefit of wildlife. Joan Rusek, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2019 The prescribed fire will reinvigorate grasses, forbs, and shrubs and improve deer and elk habitat. David L. Bernhardt, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019 The appeal argued that site descriptions the agency used, which found the area should be covered mostly by sagebrush, grasses, and forbs, are not scientifically accurate. Jennifer Oldham, National Geographic, 3 Sep. 2019 Kya Marienfeld, Attorney What grows back Cattlemen must let allotments rest for two years after trees are removed to allow grasses and forbs to take root. Jennifer Oldham, National Geographic, 3 Sep. 2019 Back-to-back dry springs meant the ground-nesting turkeys in much of Texas went into the mating season in relatively poor physical condition because of a lack of abundant forage — mainly cool-season forbs and other high-nutrient foods. Shannon Tompkins, ExpressNews.com, 8 June 2019 Grasses, forbs, shrubs and other low-growing, leafy vegetation crucial provide crucial camouflaging cover for newborn fawns, reducing predation. Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 16 June 2018 Back-to-back dry springs meant the ground-nesting turkeys in much of Texas went into the mating season in relatively poor physical condition because of a lack of abundant forage — mainly cool-season forbs and other high-nutrient foods. Shannon Tompkins, ExpressNews.com, 8 June 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Greek phorbē fodder, food, from pherbein to graze

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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