psyllium
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Plantago ovata
See also: Psyllium
English
Etymology
From Latin psyllium, from Ancient Greek ψύλλιον (psúllion, “fleawort”), from ψύλλα (psúlla, “flea”) + -ιον (-ion, forming neuter diminutives).
Noun
psyllium (usually uncountable, plural psylliums)
- Any of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.
- The seed husk of such plants, especially as a commercial dietary supplement used for mucilage and as a mild laxative.
Translations
Subgenus of Plantago
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psyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
psyllium n
Declension
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpsylːium/,
- Rhymes: -ylːium
- Syllabification(key): psyl‧li‧um
- Hyphenation(key): psyl‧li‧um
Noun
psyllium
- psyllium (dietary supplement)
Declension
| Inflection of psyllium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | psyllium | psylliumit | |
| genitive | psylliumin | psylliumien | |
| partitive | psylliumia | psylliumeja | |
| illative | psylliumiin | psylliumeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | psyllium | psylliumit | |
| accusative | nom. | psyllium | psylliumit |
| gen. | psylliumin | ||
| genitive | psylliumin | psylliumien | |
| partitive | psylliumia | psylliumeja | |
| inessive | psylliumissa | psylliumeissa | |
| elative | psylliumista | psylliumeista | |
| illative | psylliumiin | psylliumeihin | |
| adessive | psylliumilla | psylliumeilla | |
| ablative | psylliumilta | psylliumeilta | |
| allative | psylliumille | psylliumeille | |
| essive | psylliumina | psylliumeina | |
| translative | psylliumiksi | psylliumeiksi | |
| abessive | psylliumitta | psylliumeitta | |
| instructive | — | psylliumein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||