FLEAWORT
Dictionary entry overview: What does fleawort mean? • FLEAWORT (noun)
The noun FLEAWORT has 1 sense:
1. plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
Familiarity information: FLEAWORT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FLEAWORT (noun)
Meaning:
Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
fleawort; Plantago psyllium; psyllium; Spanish psyllium
Hypernyms ("fleawort" is a kind of...):
plantain (any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally)
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