#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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