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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flea•wort (flē′wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine. Also called psyllium.
- Middle English flewort, Old English flēawyrt. See flea, wort2 bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fleawort /ˈfliːˌwɜːt/ n - 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
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