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ribwort

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

ribgrass; Old World plantain, Plantago lanceolata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, ribgrass, ripple-grass, buckthorn, Plantago lanceolata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plantain

History

Etymology

From rib + wort.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: живовлек (živovlek) — Old World plantain
  • Catalan: plantatge de fulla estreta — Old World plantain
  • Czech: jitrocel — Old World plantain
  • Finnish: heinäratamo — Old World plantain
  • French: plantain lancéolé — Old World plantain
  • German: Spitzwegerich — Old World plantain
  • Ancient Greek: κύνωψ (kúnōps) — Old World plantain
  • Irish: slánlus — Old World plantain
  • Japanese: ヘラオオバコ — Old World plantain
  • Korean: 창질경이 (changjilgyeong'i) — Old World plantain
  • Middle English: launcele — Old World plantain
  • Portuguese: língua-de-ovelha — Old World plantain
  • Russian: подоро́жник ланцетоли́стный (podoróžnik lancetolístnyj) — Old World plantain
  • Russian: подоро́жник ланце́тный (podoróžnik lancétnyj) — Old World plantain
  • Slovak: skorocel — Old World plantain
  • Turkish: dar yapraklı sinirli ot — Old World plantain
  • Welsh: llyriad yr ais — Old World plantain