ribwort
[
rib
-wurt, -wawrt]
/ˈrɪbˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
noun
1.
English plantain
.
Origin
1325-75;
Middle English. See
rib
1
,
wort
2
British Dictionary definitions for
ribwort
ribwort
/
ˈrɪbˌwɜːt
/
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
plantain
1