#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
supertype: #herbaceous_plant__herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
member of: #genus_Plantago
subtype: #English_plantain__narrow-leaved_plantain__ribgrass__ribwort__ripple-grass__buckthorn__Plantago_lanceolata an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
subtype: #broad-leaved_plantain__common_plantain__white-man's_foot__whiteman'sfoot__whiteman's_foot__cart-track_plant__Plantago_major common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
subtype: #Plantago_media__hoary_plantain__hoaryplantain widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers
subtype: #fleawort__psyllium__Spanish_psyllium__Plantago_psyllium plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
subtype: #rugel's_plantain__rugel'splantain__broad-leaved_plantain__Plantago_rugelii North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
subtype: #hoary_plantain__hoaryplantain__Plantago_virginica North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves
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