fleawort

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

flea +‎ wort

Noun[edit]

fleawort (countable and uncountable, plural fleaworts)

  1. Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
    1. lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
  2. A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.

Translations[edit]

a Plantago plant of laxative seeds — see psyllium

Anagrams[edit]

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