flea-wort
noun
a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.
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| —n | |
| 1. | 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) |
| 2. | a Eurasian plantain, Plantago psyllium (or P. indica), whose seeds resemble fleas and were formerly used as a flea repellent |
| 3. | another name for ploughman's spikenard |
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