fleawort, psyllium, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psyllium
(noun) plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fleawort (plural fleaworts)
Any of various unrelated plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas
• flowrate
Source: Wiktionary
Flea"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from the shape of its seeds. Loudon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 December 2024
(verb) move as if accompanied by a singsong; “The porters singsonged the travellers’ luggage up the mountain”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
