ribwort

 
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Ribwort


n.

(Bot.) A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple grass, ribwort plantain.


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IN BRIEF: n. - An Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions.

 
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Meaning #1: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
  Synonyms: English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, ribgrass, ripple-grass, buckthorn, Plantago lanceolata


 
 

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