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fleawort

DEFINITIONS OF: fleawort

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n plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative

Synonyms:
Plantago psyllium, Spanish psyllium, psyllium
Type of:
plantain
any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
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