Noun: psyllium si-lee-um
- Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds become gelatinous when moist, used as a mild laxative
"Fleawort seeds are sometimes called psyllium"; "Plantago psyllium seeds are sometimes called psyllium";
- fleawort, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psyllium
Sounds like: cilium
Derived forms: psylliums
Type of: plantain
Encyclopedia: Psyllium