ribwort

[ rib-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

English plantain.

Origin of ribwort

1325–75; Middle English. See rib¹, wort²

Words Nearby ribwort

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How to use ribwort in a sentence

ribwort was also used to make a so-called tea—strawberry and currant leaves, sage, and even strong medicinal herbs likewise.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England | Alice Morse Earle
We read of tea made from ribwort, from sage, from thoroughwort, from strawberry and currant leaves.
Abigail Adams and Her Times | Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

British Dictionary definitions for ribwort

ribwort

/ (ˈrɪbˌwɜːt) /

noun

a Eurasian plant, Plantago lanceolata, that has lancelike ribbed leaves, which form a rosette close to the ground, and a dense spike of small white flowers: family Plantaginaceae: Also called: ribgrass See also plantain 1

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