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Meaning of RIBWORT

Pronunciation:  'rib`wurt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
 
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 Synonyms: buckthorn, English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, Plantago lanceolata, ribgrass, ripple-grass
 
 See Also: plantain

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rib"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A species of plantain ({Plantago lanceolata}) with long,
narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also {rib grass}, {ripple
grass}, {ribwort plantain}.
 

 

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