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waybread

/ˈweɪ.bɹɛd/

waybread noun: the Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).

waybread: the Eurasian plantain (Plantago major)
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Noun

waybread (countable and uncountable, plural waybreads)

  1. The Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).

Forms of waybread

pluralwaybreads
alternative formwaybred

Origin of waybread

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”).

Questions about waybread

What does waybread mean?
Waybread means the Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).
What part of speech is waybread?
Waybread is a noun.
How do you pronounce waybread?
Waybread is pronounced /ˈweɪ.bɹɛd/.
What is the plural of waybread?
The plural of waybread is waybreads.

Words near waybread in the dictionary

  1. waybills
  2. wayboard
  3. wayboards
  4. waybook
  5. waybooks
  6. waybread
  7. waybreads
  8. Waybright
  9. Waybrights
  10. waybung
  11. waybungs

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