sea plantain

noun

: a perennial plantain (Plantago maritima) with grasslike leaves that is found chiefly along shore and wet rocky alpine areas of Eurasia, Africa, and North and South America

called also goose tongue, seaside plantain

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“Sea plantain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20plantain. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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