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fleawort
noun flea·wort \ˈflē-ˌwərt, -ˌwȯrt\
Definition of FLEAWORT
: any of three Old World plantains (especially Plantago psyllium) whose seeds are sometimes used as a mild laxative — compare psyllium
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First Known Use of FLEAWORT
before 12th century
Rhymes with FLEAWORT
advert, alert, assert, avert, bellwort, birthwort, Blackshirt, brownshirt, bush shirt, camp shirt, colewort, concert, convert, covert, desert, dessert, dissert, divert, dress shirt, evert, exert, expert, exsert, figwort, glasswort, hair shirt, Hastert, hornwort, inert, insert, invert, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, nightshirt, outskirt, overt, pay dirt, pervert, pilewort, ragwort, redshirt, revert, ribwort, saltwort, sandwort, Schubert, seagirt, sea squirt, soapwort, spearwort, spleenwort, stitchwort, stonewort, stuffed shirt, subvert, sweatshirt, toothwort, T-shirt, ungirt
Medical Dictionary
fleawort
noun flea·wort \-ˌwərt, -ˌwȯ(ə)rt\
Medical Definition of FLEAWORT
: any of three Old World plantains of the genus Plantago (especially P. psyllium) that are the source of psyllium seed—called also psyllium
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