ribgrass

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions

Etymology

From rib + grass.

In classic literature

Synonyms

English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, ribwort, ripple-grass, buckthorn, Plantago lanceolata

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