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Forb vs Herbaceous - What's the difference?

forb | herbaceous |

As a noun forb

is any non-woody flowering plant that is not a grass.

As an adjective herbaceous is

not woody, lacking lignified tissues.

forb

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, ecology) Any non-woody flowering plant that is not a grass.

    • herbaceous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (label) not woody, lacking lignified tissues
  • (label) not woody in flavor
  • (label) feeding on herbs and soft plants
  • * 1861 , (Charles John Andersson), Lake Ngami , , page 490
    • The hippopotamus is an herbaceous animal.

    Antonyms

    * woody

    Derived terms

    * herbaceousness