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Definition of Fleawort
1. Noun. Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative.
Definition of Fleawort
1. n. An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from the shape of its seeds.
Definition of Fleawort
1. Noun. Any of various unrelated plants that are supposed to kill, or ward of fleas ¹
2. Noun. A herb, ''Plantago psyllium'', whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fleawort
1. a European herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fleawort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fleawort
Literary usage of Fleawort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"CBP Greater upright fleawort. 2. ... C. Б. P. Greater fleawort, ... JB Indian
fleawort, with notched Leaves. ..."
2. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"Latin, "fleawort". Syn. Inula, in part. Herbs. About 30 species, mostly of ...
fleawort, Fleabane, Fleabane-mullet, Cammock*, Herb Christopher*; Ger. ..."
3. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"Ancient Greek name for fleawort. Psoralea. From Gr. V'<jpn/.eof, scurfy; in
reference to the ... fleawort. The ancient Latin name. Pulmonaria. Lungwort. ..."
4. Applied and Economic Botany for Students in Technical and Agricultural by Henry Kraemer (1916)
"Ancient Greek name for fleawort. Psoralea. From Gr. ^opa^of, scurfy; in reference
to the ... fleawort. The ancient Latin name. Pulmonaria. Lungwort. ..."
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