waybread

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/ˈweɪ.bɹɛd/

noun

The Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).

OriginMiddle English weybrede ← Old English weġbrǣde →
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Meanings

nounwaybread (countable and uncountable, plural waybreads)

plural waybreads · alternative waybred

  1. countableuncountableThe Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
plantain

Origin

  1. Old Englishweġbrǣde
  2. Middle Englishweybrede
  3. Englishwaybread

From Middle English weybrede, from Old English weġbrǣde, weġbrāde (“waybread, plantain, dock”), equivalent to way + bread (“broadness, breadth”). Cognate with Scots waybred (“waybread”), Dutch weegbree (“waybread”), German Wegebreit (“waybread”), Danish vejbred (“waybread”), Swedish vägbreda (“waybread”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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