ribgrass

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noun

ribwort; Old World plantain, Plantago lanceolata.

Similar
English plantainnarrow-leaved plantainribwortripple-grassbuckthornPlantago lanceolata
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Meanings

nounribgrass (plural ribgrasses)

plural ribgrasses

  1. ribwort; Old World plantain, Plantago lanceolata.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
English plantainnarrow-leaved plantainribwortripple-grassbuckthornPlantago lanceolata
Broader
plantain
Also see
buckthornenglish plantainribwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rib + grass.

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Cite this entry
APA

ribgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribgrass

MLA

“ribgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribgrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribgrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribgrass.

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