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Fleawort

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Noun

1. fleawort, plantago psyllium, psyllium, spanish psyllium

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

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Fleawort

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noun
1. 
any of various plants of the genus Senecio, esp S. integrifolius, a European species with yellow daisy-like flowers and rosettes of downy leaves: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. 
a Eurasian plantain, Plantago psyllium (or P. indica), whose seeds resemble fleas and were formerly used as a flea repellent
3.  another name for ploughman's spikenard

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Fleawort

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noun
1. 
any of several plants that supposedly ward off fleas, as a European aromatic plant (Inula conyza) of the composite family with rough leaves and yellow flowers
2. 
a European plantain (Plantago psyllium) whose seeds, which more or less resemble fleas, are used as a laxative

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