ribwort

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ribwort - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ribwort \Rib"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long,
     narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple grass
     , ribwort plantain.
     [1913 Webster]

ribwort - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ribwort
      n 1: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely
           established in temperate regions [syn: English plantain,
           narrow-leaved plantain, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple- grass
           , buckthorn, Plantago lanceolata]