Kemps \Kemps\, n. pl. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain ({Plantago Lanceolata}). --Dr. Prior.
Plantago lanceolata n : an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain}, {narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-grass}, {buckthorn}]