ribwort

rib·wort

R0231700 (rĭb′wûrt′, -wôrt′)n. Any of various plantains of the genus Plantago, especially P. lanceolata.

ribwort

(ˈrɪbˌwɜːt) n (Plants) a Eurasian plant, Plantago lanceolata, that has lancelike ribbed leaves, which form a rosette close to the ground, and a dense spike of small white flowers: family Plantaginaceae. Also called: ribgrass See also plantain¹

rib•grass

(ˈrɪbˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs)

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

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ribwort - an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regionsEnglish plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, Plantago lanceolata, ribgrass, 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

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