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Any nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
Examples
- 2004, A. Kirilov, P. Todorova Development of forage areas and forage resources in Bulgaria during the period of transition, A. Lüscher, et al. (editors), Land Use Systems in Grassland Dominated Regions: Proceedings of the 20th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Grassland Science in Europe, Volume 9, page 859, Buchgraber (1995) recommends 50-70% of grasses, 10-30% of legumes and also 10-30% of forbs on meadows, while Kessler (1994) recommends the same proportion of grasses, 10-20% of legumes and 20-40% of forbs on natural meadows.
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Initialism of freedom of religion or belief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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Alternative letter-case form of FORB.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek φορβή (phorbḗ, “food”), from φέρβω (phérbō, “to feed”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
fòrbia
— non-graminoid flowering plant
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French:
phorbe
— non-graminoid flowering plant
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Georgian:
ნაირბალახეული
(nairbalaxeuli)
— non-graminoid flowering plant
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Korean:
광엽초본
(gwang'yeopchobon)
— non-graminoid flowering plant
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Malagasy:
fôrba
— non-graminoid flowering plant
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Spanish:
forbia
— non-graminoid flowering plant
