ribwort
/ˈrɪbˌwɜːrt/
noun
- A common plant with long, narrow leaves and small brown flower spikes, often found in fields and lawns.
- Ribwort is a hardy weed that grows well in compacted soil.
- Children sometimes play a game of pulling ribwort flower heads to see who gets the longer one.
- Ribwort plantain has been used in traditional herbal remedies for coughs.