n.
Pronunciation: ' plan-t ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin plantagin-, plantago, from planta sole of the foot; from its broad leaves ― more at PLACE
Date: 13th century
: any of a genus ( Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae, the plantain family) of herbs with basal rosettes of usually lanceolate or elliptical leaves and spikes of minute greenish flowers