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Psyllium

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative wordnet
  3. 3
    The seed husk of such plants, especially as a commercial dietary supplement used for mucilage and as a mild laxative. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Latin psyllium, from Ancient Greek ψύλλιον (psúllion, “fleawort”), from ψύλλα (psúlla, “flea”) + -ιον (-ion, forming neuter diminutives).

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