ribwort
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rib·wort
(rĭb′wûrt′, -wôrt′)n.
Any of various plantains of the genus Plantago, especially P. lanceolata.
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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
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rib•grass
(ˈrɪbˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs)n.
a plantain weed, Plantagolanceolata, with narrow basal leaves and small, whitish flowers.
[1530–40]
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| Noun | 1. |  ribwort - an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regionsplantain - 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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jitrocel
ribwort
n → Spitzwegerich m
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