ribwort

Examples

• All

• Some herbal remedies use ribwort for its soothing properties in teas and poultices.

• Children used to play games using the tall flower stalks of ribwort in the countryside.

• The field was dotted with ribwort, easily recognized by its slender, ribbed leaves.

• The ribwort is often found in grassy areas.

• The herbalist recommended using ribwort for its medicinal properties in treating wounds.

• In the meadow, we spotted clusters of ribwort growing among the grass.

• The farmer noticed that ribwort flourished in the well-drained soil of his fields.

Synonyms

P

Plantago lanceolata

vsribwort

• Specialized

7.7

A wild plant with long narrow leaves with raised veins that grows in fields and by roads

means the same but uses familiar common names instead

E

English plantain

vsribwort

8.1

A common wild plant with long narrow ribbed leaves that grows in lawns and roadsides

means the same but prefers the scientific Latin form

N

narrow-leaved plantain

vsribwort

7.2

A small wild plant with long narrow leaves that often grows in fields

means the same but is a different naming focus

R

ribgrass

vsribwort

• Specialized

9.9

A common plant with long narrow leaves that have clear veins

means the same but is the more formal or scientific label

R

ripple-grass

vsribwort

• Specialized

9.9

A common wild plant with long narrow ribbed leaves that grows along roads in cool areas

means the same but is the accepted botanical term

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology