narrowleaf plantain

noun

Any member of the species Plantago lanceolata, native to Europe and western Asia, introduced elsewhere; considered an archaeological indicator of agriculture.

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ribwort plantainnarrow-leaved plantainrib-grassEnglish plantainribleafGerman psylliumlamb's tonguerib grass
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Meanings

nounnarrowleaf plantain (countable and uncountable, plural narrowleaf plantains)

plural narrowleaf plantains

  1. countableuncountableAny member of the species Plantago lanceolata, native to Europe and western Asia, introduced elsewhere; considered an archaeological indicator of agriculture.

    Synonyms: ribwort plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, rib-grass, English plantain, ribleaf, German psyllium, lamb's tongue, rib grass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Plantago lanceolata, native to Europe and western Asia, introduced elsewhere; considered an archaeological indicator of agriculture.

Similar
ribwort plantainnarrow-leaved plantainrib-grassEnglish plantainribleafGerman psylliumlamb's tonguerib grassribwortripplegrassnarrow-leaved ribwortsmall plantainwild sagobuckhornbuckhorn plantain
Also see
english plantainlamb's tongueribwort plantain
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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