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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrb]
- /fɔrb/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fawrb]
- /fɔrb/
Definitions of forb word
- noun forb any herb that is not a grass or grasslike. 1
- noun forb A herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass. 1
- noun forb any herbaceous plant that is not a grass 0
- noun forb a broad-leaved herbaceous plant, as distinguished from the grasses, sedges, shrubs, and trees 0
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Origin of forb
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < Greek phorbḗ food, fodder, derivative of phérbein to feed; akin to Old English beorgan, birgan to taste, eat, Old Norse bergja to taste
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Parts of speech for Forb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
forb usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with forb
- what is a forb?
- what is a forb plant?