PSYLLIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psyllium mean? 

• PSYLLIUM (noun)
  The noun PSYLLIUM has 1 sense:

1. plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative

  Familiarity information: PSYLLIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSYLLIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

fleawort; Plantago psyllium; psyllium; Spanish psyllium

Hypernyms ("psyllium" is a kind of...):

plantain (any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally)