ribgrass

ribgrass

(ˈrɪbˌɡrɑːs) n (Plants) another name for ribwort

rib•grass

(ˈrɪbˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs)

n. a plantain weed, Plantagolanceolata, with narrow basal leaves and small, whitish flowers. [1530–40]

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ribgrass - an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regionsEnglish plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, Plantago lanceolata, ribwort, ripple-grass, buckthornplantain - any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally