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PSYLLIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
Synonyms:
fleawort; Plantago psyllium; psyllium; Spanish psyllium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("psyllium" 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)