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ripplegrass

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English plantain

–noun
a common plantain weed, Plantago lanceolata, having narrow basal leaves and a dense head of small, whitish flowers.


Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
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rib·grass   (rĭb'grās')   
n.  A weedy Eurasian plant (Plantago lanceolata) having lance-shaped, ribbed leaves and a dense spike of small whitish flowers. Also called English plantain, ripplegrass.
rip·ple·grass   (rĭp'əl-grās')   
n.  See ribgrass.
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