RIBWORT

Etymology

Noun

ribwort (plural ribworts)

ribgrass; Old World plantain, Plantago lanceolata.

Source: Wiktionary


Rib"wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple grass, ribwort plantain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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