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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

forb n.

Botanyany herb that is not a grass or grasslike.

Greek phorbé̄ food, fodder, derivative of phérbein to feed; akin to Old English beorgan, birgan to taste, eat, Old Norse bergja to taste
1920–25

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