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fleawort

[ flee-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

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


fleawort

/ ˈ´Ú±ô¾±ËËŒ·Éɜ˳٠/

noun

  1. 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)
  2. a Eurasian plantain, Plantago psyllium (or P. indica ), whose seeds resemble fleas and were formerly used as a flea repellent
  3. another name for ploughman's spikenard
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fleawort1

before 1000; Middle English flewort, Old English ´Ú±ôŧ²¹·É²â°ù³Ù. See flea, wort 2
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Yet in the marshy interior of the island, with areas left open to water, there has been an explosion of wildlife in only a few years, from the pioneer fleawort plants, reeds and young willow trees, to more surprising arrivals.

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The small seeds of a Plantain grass which grows commonly in Southern Europe, the Fleawort, or Plantago Psyllium, have been known from time immemorial as an easy and popular aperient.

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