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fleawort
[ flee-wurt, -wawrt ]
noun
- a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.
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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