ribwort

[ rib-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈrɪbˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

English plantain.

Origin of ribwort

1325–75; Middle English. See rib1, wort2

Words nearby ribwort

ribosome, ribosuria, ribosyl, ribozo, ribozyme, ribwort, ric, ricardian theory of rent, ricardo, ricardo, david, riccati equation

Example sentences from the Web for ribwort

  • 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

  • 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

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