fleawort

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noun

Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.

Similar
psylliumSpanish psylliumPlantago psyllium
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Meanings

nounfleawort (countable and uncountable, plural fleaworts)

plural fleaworts

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounplantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative

Similar
psylliumSpanish psylliumPlantago psyllium
Broader
plantain
Also see
plantainpsyllium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From flea + wort.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

flowrate
Cite this entry
APA

fleawort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleawort

MLA

“fleawort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleawort. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fleawort,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleawort.

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