The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ribwort \Rib"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long,
narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple
grass, ribwort plantain.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ripple \Rip"ple\, n.
1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running
water; little curling waves.
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2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by
little waves; as, a ripple of laughter.
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Ripple grass. (Bot.) See Ribwort.
Ripple marks, a system of parallel ridges on sand, produced
by wind, by the current of a steam, or by the agitation of
wind waves; also (Geol.), a system of parallel ridges on
the surface of a sandstone stratum.
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