fleawort

Plural: fleaworts

Noun

• A European herb with seeds used as a laxative.
• plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
• Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
• Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
• lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
• A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.

Examples

• He hoped to find FLEAWORT on the board, a rare but valuable word for Scrabble.

Synonyms

Plantago psyllium, psyllium, Spanish psyllium