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(chiefly ecology) Any non-woody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).

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(chiefly ecology) Any non-woody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).

Japanese Meaning

（主に生態学で用いられる）木質性ではなく、草本性である、イネ類（グラムノイド）、アシ類、ヨシ類に属さない被子植物全般を指す。

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A solitary forb bloomed in the grassland, its bright petals attracting bees throughout the afternoon.

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草原では、イネやスゲ、カヤツリグサのような植物ではない草本性の開花植物が一つ咲き、鮮やかな花弁で午後中ずっと蜂を引き寄せていた。

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(chiefly ecology) Any non-woody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).

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.

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