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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative;
[syn: fleawort, psyllium, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psyllium]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fleawort \Flea"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from
   the shape of its seeds. --Loudon.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fleawort
    n 1: plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and
         become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild
         laxative [syn: fleawort, psyllium, Spanish psyllium,
         Plantago psyllium]