psyllium

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noun

Any of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.

Similar
fleawortispaghulaSpanish psylliumPlantago psyllium
OriginLatin psyllium ← Ancient Greek ψύλλιον →
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Meanings

nounpsyllium (usually uncountable, plural psylliums)

plural psylliums

  1. uncountableusuallyAny of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.

    Synonyms: fleawort, ispaghula

  2. uncountableusuallyThe seed husk of such plants, especially as a commercial dietary supplement used for mucilage and as a mild laxative.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.

Similar
fleawortispaghula

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
fleawortSpanish psylliumPlantago psyllium
Broader
plantain
Also see
fleawort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψύλλιον“fleawort”
  2. Latinpsyllium
  3. Englishpsyllium

From Latin psyllium, from Ancient Greek ψύλλιον (psúllion, “fleawort”), from ψύλλα (psúlla, “flea”) + -ιον (-ion, forming neuter diminutives).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ψύλλιον, ψυλλίον
  • ψύλλιον (psúllion)Subgenus of Plantago
  • ψυλλίον (psullíon)Subgenus of Plantago
Arabic بَزَرْقَطُونَا, أَسْفِيُوس
  • بَزَرْقَطُونَا (bazarqaṭūnā)Subgenus of Plantago
  • أَسْفِيُوس (ʔasfiyūs)Subgenus of Plantago
  • إِسْبَغُول (ʔisbaḡōl)Subgenus of Plantago
Bengali ইসবগুল
  • ইসবগুল (isbogul)Subgenus of Plantago
Bulgarian индийски бял живовляк
  • индийски бял живовляк (indijski bjal živovljak)Subgenus of Plantago
Czech psyllium
  • psylliumSubgenus of Plantago
Finnish ratamo, psyllium
  • ratamoSubgenus of Plantago
  • psylliumpsyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
French ispaghul
  • ispaghulSubgenus of Plantago
German Flöhkraut, Flohkraut
  • FlöhkrautSubgenus of Plantago
  • FlohkrautSubgenus of Plantago
  • FlohwegerichSubgenus of Plantago
  • Flohsamenpsyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
  • Flohsamenschalenpsyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
Hindi इसबग़ोल
  • इसबग़ोल (isabġol)Subgenus of Plantago
Hungarian útifűmag, útifűmaghéj
  • útifűmagpsyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
  • útifűmaghéjpsyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
Italian ispaghul
  • ispaghulSubgenus of Plantago
Latin pūlicāria, psyllion
  • pūlicāriaSubgenus of Plantago
  • psyllionSubgenus of Plantago
  • psylliumSubgenus of Plantago
  • acaronSubgenus of Plantago
Persian اسپرزه
  • اسپرزه (esparze)Subgenus of Plantago
Polish babka płesznik, ziarno babki płesznika
  • babka płesznikSubgenus of Plantago
  • ziarno babki płesznikapsyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
Russian исфа́гула
  • исфа́гула (isfágula)Subgenus of Plantago
Spanish psyllium, psilio
  • psylliumSubgenus of Plantago
  • psilioSubgenus of Plantago
  • psiliopsyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
Swedish groblad, psylliumfrö
  • grobladSubgenus of Plantago
  • psylliumfröpsyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
  • loppfröpsyllium seed husk, as a dietary supplement
Urdu اسبغول, اسبغول
  • اسبغول (isabgol, isbagol)Subgenus of Plantago
  • اسبغول (ispagol)Subgenus of Plantago
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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