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English
Etymology
From flea + wort.
Noun
fleawort (countable and uncountable, plural fleaworts)
- Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
- lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
- A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.
Translations
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Plantago plant of laxative seeds
— see psylliumAnagrams