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common plantain

DEFINITIONS OF: common plantain

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n common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed

Synonyms:
Plantago major, broad-leaved plantain, cart-track plant, white-man's foot, whiteman's foot
Type of:
plantain
any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
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