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| psyl·li·um [ síllee əm ] (plural psyl·li·ums) |
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1. plant with spikes of small flowers: an annual plant of the plantain family with edible seeds. Use: dietary source of fiber, mild laxative. Native to: Europe, Asia. Latin name Plantago psyllium.
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2. seeds of psyllium: the seeds of psyllium. Use: mild laxative, dietary source of fiber.
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek psullion "little flea" < psulla "flea"; because the seeds resemble fleas] |
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