also: おおばこか
noun
Plantaginaceae; plantain family
Taxonomic family name in botany; includes plants like plantains (オオバコ属).
オオバコ科の植物には、オオバコやヘラオオバコなどが含まれる。
Plants in the Plantaginaceae family include the common plantain and ribwort plantain.
Standard scientific name for the plantain family; katakana for the genus name オオバコ (plantain) plus 科 (family).
Rare kanji spelling using 車前 (plantain) and 科; the reading おおばこか is specific to this form.
From オオバコ (plantain) + 科 (family, taxonomic rank). The kanji form 車前科 uses the Chinese-derived name 車前 for plantain.