Plantago psyllium


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Related to Plantago psyllium: Plantago major, psyllium husk, Plantago ovata
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Noun1.Plantago psyllium - plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxativePlantago psyllium - plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
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
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