fleawort

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flea·wort ˈflē-ˌwərt

: any of several Old World plantains (especially Plantago psyllium) whose seeds are sometimes used as a mild laxative compare psyllium

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fleawort

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flea·wort -ˌwərt

-ˌwȯ(ə)rt

: any of three Old World plantains of the genus Plantago (especially P. psyllium) that are the source of psyllium seed

called also psyllium

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