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Plantago psyllium

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Plantago psyllium,
n See plantain.

Plantago
a large genus of plants in the family Plantaginaceae.

Plantago psyllium
a plant whose seeds resemble fleas. Used at one time as a flea repellent. See also psyllium.
Plantago varia
a common weed of native pastures providing scant feed. Called also plaintain and sometimes lamb's tongue, a name best reserved for Chenopodium spp., which have a potential to cause oxalate poisoning.


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