PSYLLIUM

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


Etymology

Noun

psyllium (usually uncountable, plural psylliums)

Any of several plants of the subgenus Plantago subg. Psyllium, whose seeds are used commercially for the production of mucilage and their laxative properties.

Synonyms: fleawort, ispaghula

synonym of psyllium (seed) husk, especially as a dietary supplement

Source: Wiktionary



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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