Synonyms for plantain

Most common

waybread · fleawort

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

Related words

Phrases

narrowleaf plantain plantain lily ribwort plantain rattlesnake plantain plantain tree water plantain buck's horn plantain buckhorn plantain

Forms

Plural

plantains → waybreads, fleaworts…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

waybread, fleawort