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forb
forb [ fawrb ] (plural forbs)


noun 
Definition:
 
broad-leaved herbaceous plant: any broad-leaved herbaceous plant that is not a grass, especially one that grows in a prairie or meadow
[Early 20th century. < Greek phorbē "food" < pherbein "to feed"]
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