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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu اسپغول (ispaġol), from Classical Persian اسپغول (ispağōl), from اسپ (asp, “horse”) + غول (ğōl, “ear”), because of the shape of its seeds.
Pronunciation
Noun
ispaghula (uncountable)
- psyllium (Plantago ovata syn. Plantago ispaghula and Plantago afra syn. Plantago psyllium)
Translations
a
Plantago plant of laxative seeds
— see psylliumReferences