fleawort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
    Spanish psyllium; Plantago psyllium; psyllium.

WordNet

Flea"wort` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from the shape of its seeds. Loudon.

Webster 1913