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ribwort

rib·wort [ ríb wùrt, ríb wàwrt ] (plural rib·worts) or rib·wort plan·tain [ ríb wùrt, ríb wàwrt ] (plural rib·wort plan·tains)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant with white flowers: a plant with long slender ribbed leaves. Flowers: small, white, in a dense rounded spike. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Latin name Plantago lanceolata.

[14th century. Because the leaves resemble ribs]
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