FORB

Meaning of FORB in English

[ fɔ:b ]

■ noun Botany a herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass.

Origin

1920s: from Gk phorbē 'fodder'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

FORB — noun Etymology: Greek phorbē fodder, food, from pherbein to graze Date: 1924 an herb other than grass
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORB — ˈfȯrb noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek phorbē fodder, food, from pherbein to graze, pasture; akin to Old English beorgan, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORB — /fawrb/ , n. any herb that is not a grass or grasslike. [ 1920-25; phorbé food, fodder, deriv. of phérbein …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORB — n. any herbaceous plant that has wide leaves and is not a grass
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FORB — noun Etymology: Greek phorbē fodder, food, from pherbein to graze Date: 1924 : an herb other than grass
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORB — [forb] n [Gk phorbe fodder, food, fr. pherbein to graze] (1924): an herb other than grass
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORB — Any Herbaceous flowering plant, other than a grass; especially one growing under range conditions.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
FORB — n. Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ rb Function: noun Etymology: Greek phorb ē fodder, food, from pherbein to graze Date: 1924 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRASS/FORB — An early forest successional stage where grasses and forbs are the dominant vegetation.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
FORB STEPPE — разнотравная степь
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FORB MEADOW — разнотравный луг
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FORB STEPPE — разнотравная степь
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
FORB MEADOW — разнотравный луг
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WEED
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORBS — plural of forb
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORBIVOROUS — (ˈ)fȯ(r)|bivərəs adjective Etymology: forb + -i- + -vorous : feeding on forbs forbivorous grasshoppers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHORBOL — /fawr"bawl, -bol/ , n. Biochem. the parent alcohol, C 20 H 28 O 6 , of certain carcinogenic compounds in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOD — I. ˈsäd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode; akin to Old Frisian sātha sod …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOD — [sod] n [ME, fr. MD or MLG sode; akin to OFris satha sod] (15c) 1: turf 1; also: the grass- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STEPPE — степь - bunchgrass steppe - desert steppe - feather-grass steppe - forb steppe - forest steppe - grassland steppe - herb-bunchgrass steppe - high-mountain steppe - meadow steppe - mountain …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MEADOW — луг - alpine meadow - arctic meadow - bentgrass meadow - bluegrass meadow - bottomland meadow - calcareous swamp meadow - desert meadow - dry meadow - floodplain meadow - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
STEPPE — степь - bunchgrass steppe - desert steppe - feather-grass steppe - forb steppe - forest steppe - grassland steppe - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MEADOW — луг - alpine meadow - arctic meadow - bentgrass meadow - bluegrass meadow - bottomland meadow - calcareous swamp meadow …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
РАЗНОТРАВНЫЙ ЛУГ — 1) forb meadow 2) grass meadow, herb meadow
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
РАЗНОТРАВНАЯ СТЕПЬ — 1) forb steppe 2) grassland steppe
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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