broad-leaved plantain

noun

1
: a European plantain (Plantago major) naturalized in North America that has slender flower spikes and broadly oval leaves with leafstalks which are green to the base

called also broadleaf plantain, common plantain

2

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“Broad-leaved plantain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broad-leaved%20plantain. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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