Definitions
Any nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
Word origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φορβή (phorbḗ, “food”), from φέρβω (phérbō, “to feed”).
Used in a sentence
“So younger is better and the part nearest the roots is better, but what makes life possible for the pronghorn is a supply of forbs—small broadleaf plants growing among the grasses.”
“Common understory forbs included, but were not limited to, large-leaved aster, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), bluebead lily, species of clubmoss, Canada mayflower, and sweet coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus).”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Nonwoody flowering herb”4 letters
02“Nonwoody bloom”4 letters
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