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English plantain

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noun

  1. a common plantain weed, Plantago lanceolata, having narrow basal leaves and a dense head of small, whitish flowers.

Etymology

Origin of English plantain

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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Just then, Peters bent down and picked a frosty leaf — an English plantain, I later learned.

From New York Times • May 18, 2017

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