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Definition of Ribworts

1. ribwort [n] - See also: ribwort

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribworts

ribston ribstone ribstones ribstons ribulokinase ribulose ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase activase ribulosephosphate ribulosephosphate 3-epimerase ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase

ribulose diphosphate carboxylase ribwork ribworks ribwort ribwort ribworts (current term) rib cage rib joint pliers rib notching rib roast

Ricardo Ricco Ricco's law rice rice rice-field fever rice-grain fritillary rice-shell rice-Tween agar rice-water stool

Literary usage of Ribworts

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1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"The ribworts liave flat, ribbed or taper, fleshy leaves; flowers borne hi ... The affinities of the ribworts with other orders are very obscure and are the ..."

2. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany: Consisting of "Lessons in Botany by Asa Gray (1887)
"... that blossom are ready to supply it, and are withered before that pollen can be supplied. Plantains or ribworts (mostly wind-fertilized) are strikingly ..."

3. Class-book of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1890)
"... (ribworts or plantains) ; Labiatae (plants with labiate flowers, such as mint, sage, lavender) ; Oleaceae (olives) ..."

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