HyperDic: fleawort

English > 1 sense of the word *fleawort*:
NOUN	plant	fleawort, psyllium, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psyllium	plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative

English > *fleawort*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative.
Synonyms	psyllium, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psyllium
Broader	plantain	Any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago
Spanish	fleawort
Catalan	fleawort, Plantago psyllium