Fleawort

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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