plantago lanceolata

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Plantago lanceolata
    n 1: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely
         established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain},
         {narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-
         grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Kemps \Kemps\ (k[e^]mps), n. pl. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
   The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain ({Plantago
   Lanceolata}). --Dr. Prior.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ribwort \Rib"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A species of plantain ({Plantago lanceolata}) with long,
   narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also {rib grass}, {ripple
   grass}, {ribwort plantain}.
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