fleawort

[ flee-wurt, -wawrt ]

/ ˈfliˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.

Words nearby fleawort

fleabag, fleabane, fleabite, fleam, fleapit, fleawort, flecainide acetate, fleck, flecker, flection, fled

Origin of fleawort

before 1000; Middle English flewort, Old English flēawyrt. See flea, wort²

Also called psyllium.

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British Dictionary definitions for fleawort

fleawort

/ (ˈfliːˌwɜːt) /

noun

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)

a Eurasian plantain, Plantago psyllium (or P. indica), whose seeds resemble fleas and were formerly used as a flea repellent

another name for ploughman's spikenard

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