Ribwort

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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