Ribwort
noun
1.
English plantain.
noun
1.
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
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