noun
- a common European plantain with narrow ribbed leaves and dense spikes of small flowers
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Ribwort grows abundantly in meadows and along roadsides.
- The herbalist collected ribwort leaves for making a natural remedy.
- Ribwort plantain is easily identified by its distinctive ribbed foliage.
- Many consider ribwort a common weed in lawns and gardens.
- The small white flowers of ribwort appear on tall, slender spikes.
- Traditional medicine has long used ribwort for treating minor wounds.