plantago major

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plantago major - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Plantain \Plan"tain\, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. Plant.]
     (Bot.)
     Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the
     Plantago major, a low herb with broad spreading radical
     leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native
     of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in
     nearly all parts of the world.
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     Indian plantain. (Bot.) See under Indian.
  
     Mud plantain, a homely North American aquatic plant
        (Heteranthera reniformis), having broad, reniform
        leaves.
  
     Rattlesnake plantain, an orchidaceous plant (Goodyera  pubescens
        ), with the leaves blotched and spotted with
        white.
  
     Ribwort plantain. See Ribwort.
  
     Robin's plantain, the Erigeron bellidifolium, a common
        daisylike plant of North America.
  
     Water plantain, a plant of the genus Alisma, having acrid
        leaves, and formerly regarded as a specific against
        hydrophobia. --Loudon.
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  Waybread \Way"bread`\, n. [AS. wegbr?de. See Way, and
     Broad.] (Bot.)
     The common dooryard plantain (Plantago major).
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plantago major - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Plantago major
      n 1: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a
           troublesome weed [syn: broad-leaved plantain, common plantain
           , white-man's foot, whiteman's foot, cart- track plant
           , Plantago major]