fleawort

English

Etymology

From flea +‎ wort.

Noun

fleawort (countable and uncountable, plural fleaworts)

1. Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
   1. lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
2. A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.

Translations

a Plantago plant of laxative seeds — see psyllium

Anagrams

• flowrate