waybread
English
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Plantago major
Alternative forms
- waybred
Etymology
From Middle English weybrede, weibrede, from Old English weġbrǣde, weġbrāde (“waybread, plantain, dock”), equivalent to way + bread (“broadness, breadth”). Cognate with Scots waybred (“waybread”), Dutch weegbree (“waybread”), German Wegebreit (“waybread”), Danish vejbred (“waybread”), Swedish vägbreda (“waybread”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈweɪ.bɹɛd/
Noun
waybread (countable and uncountable, plural waybreads)
- The Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).
Further reading
Plantago major on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Plantago major on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Plantago major on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons