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Definition of: psyllium
(sil′ē·əm) noun
1. A plantain of Asia Minor (Plantago psyllium).
2. Its small, reddish-brown seeds, resembling flaxseed in medicinal properties, used as a mild laxative. [<L <Gk. psyllion <psylla a flea; so called because supposed to destroy fleas]
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