waybread

Plantago major

Meaning

Noun

  • The Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).

Origin

  • From Middle English weybrede, from Old English weġbrǣde, weġbrāde, equivalent to way + bread. Cognate with Scots waybred ("waybread"), Dutch weegbree ("waybread"), German Wegebreit ("waybread"), Danish vejbred ("waybread"), Swedish vägbreda ("waybread").

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