English plantain

noun

A fleawort, a common weed, of species Plantago lanceolata.

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narrowleaf plantainribwort plantainribleaflamb's tonguebuckhornnarrow-leaved plantainribgrassribwort
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Meanings

nounEnglish plantain (plural English plantains)

plural English plantains

  1. A fleawort, a common weed, of species Plantago lanceolata.

    Synonyms: narrowleaf plantain, ribwort plantain, ribleaf, lamb's tongue, buckhorn

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fleawort, a common weed, of species Plantago lanceolata.

Similar
narrowleaf plantainribwort plantainribleaflamb's tonguebuckhorn

More synonyms by meaning

nounan Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions

Similar
narrow-leaved plantainribgrassribwortripple-grassbuckthornPlantago lanceolata
Broader
plantain
Also see
buckhornbuckthornlamb's tonguenarrowleaf plantainribgrassribwortribwort plantain

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

English plantain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20plantain

MLA

“English plantain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20plantain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “English plantain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/English%20plantain.

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