ˈripple-grassSc. and U.S. [f. ripple n.2] Rib-leaved plantain. 1824Mactaggart Gallovid. Encycl., Ripplegirse, a broad⁓leaved herb, which labourers put on cuts.1856A. Gray Man.Bot. (1860) 269 Ribgrass, Ripplegrass, English Plantain.1880in Antrim & Down Gloss.