BROAD-LEAVED PLANTAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does broad-leaved plantain mean? 

• BROAD-LEAVED PLANTAIN (noun)
  The noun BROAD-LEAVED PLANTAIN has 2 senses:

1. North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves

2. common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed

  Familiarity information: BROAD-LEAVED PLANTAIN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BROAD-LEAVED PLANTAIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

broad-leaved plantain; Plantago rugelii; rugel's plantain

Hypernyms ("broad-leaved plantain" is a kind 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

broad-leaved plantain; cart-track plant; common plantain; Plantago major; white-man's foot; whiteman's foot

Hypernyms ("broad-leaved plantain" is a kind 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)