单词 | forb |
释义 | forb[ fawrb ] / fɔrb / nounany herb that is not a grass or grasslike. Origin of forb1920–25; <Greek phorbḗ food, fodder, derivative of phérbein to feed; akin to Old English beorgan, birgan to taste, eat, Old Norse bergja to taste Words nearby forbforaminiferan, forasmuchas, for a song, for a wonder, foray, forb, forbade, forbear, forbearance, Forbes, Forbes disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for forbforb / (fɔːb) / nounany herbaceous plant that is not a grass Word Origin for forbC20: from Greek phorbē food, from pherbein to graze Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for forbforb [ fôrb ] A broad-leaved herb (as opposed to a grass), especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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