plantain1

 
Pronunciation: /ˈplantɪn, -teɪn/

noun

  • a low-growing plant which typically has a rosette of leaves and a slender green flower spike, occurring widely as a weed of lawns.
    • Genus Plantago, family Plantaginaceae: many species

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin plantago, plantagin-, from planta 'sole of the foot' (because of its broad prostrate leaves)