waybread

English

Plantago major

Alternative forms

• waybred

Etymology

From Middle English weybrede, 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)

1. The Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).

Further reading

• Plantago major on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Plantago major on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Plantago major on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons