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Noun: fleawort  'flee,wurt
  1. Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
    - psyllium, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psyllium

Derived forms: fleaworts

Type of: plantain

Encyclopedia: Fleawort