plantago : Idioms & Phrases

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alisma plantago-aquatica

  • noun marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves
    water plantain.
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genus plantago

  • noun type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs
    Plantago.
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plantago lanceolata

  • noun an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
    narrow-leaved plantain; English plantain; ribwort; ripple-grass; buckthorn; ribgrass.
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plantago major

  • noun common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
    whiteman's foot; cart-track plant; common plantain; white-man's foot; broad-leaved plantain.
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plantago media

  • noun widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers
    hoary plantain.
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plantago psyllium

  • noun plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
    Spanish psyllium; fleawort; psyllium.
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plantago rugelii

  • noun North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
    rugel's plantain; broad-leaved plantain.
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plantago virginica

  • noun North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves
    hoary plantain.
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