psylliumn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪlɪəm/, U.S.

/ˈsɪliəm/

Forms:

α. Old English–early Middle English psillios.

β. late Middle English pillium (probably transmission error), late Middle English sillium, late Middle English–1500s psillium, 1500s psilium, 1500s– psyllium.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin psillios, psyllium.

Etymology: In α. forms < post-classical Latin psillios (c1000 in the source translated in quot. OE at α. ), variant (after Hellenistic Greek ψύλλιος : see below) of classical Latin psyllium (see below). In β. forms < classical Latin psyllium, psyllion (in post-classical Latin also psylium ) a plant, probably Plantago psyllium < Hellenistic Greek ψύλλιον (also ψύλλιος ) < ancient Greek ψύλλα flea (see psylla n.) + -ιον , diminutive suffix; so called on account of the resemblance of the seeds to fleas. Compare Middle French psillium , French psyllium (c1265 in Old French as psilium ), Spanish†psillyo (c1250). Compare also psylly n. and the French forms cited at that entry, and fleawort n.

Any of several branched herbaceous plantains of the genus Plantago; spec. P. afra, of the Mediterranean and south-west Asia, whose seeds are often used as a food additive and in herbal remedies as a bowel regulator. Also: the seeds of P. afra; a preparation made from them.The plants were formerly placed in a genus Psyllium.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun]

waybreadeOE

ribeOE

psylliumOE

waybread leafOE

plantaina1325

herb Ivec1386

ersworta1400

psyllya1425

flea-seed1562

buck's-horn plantain1578

fleabane1578

hartshorn1578

lamb's tongue1578

rose plantain1597

rose ribwort1597

globularia1728

fire-leaves1796

ribwort1846

hoary plantain1861

goatweed1864

hartshorn plantain-

α.

OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) clxix. 212 Ðeos wyrt ys psillios g[e]cweden [?a1200 Harl. 6258B þæt man cweden psillios] for ðam þe heo [haf]að sæd swylce flean.

β. ?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 197 (MED) Psillium, Psillye, is c. & moiste in 3 gree.?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 195 (MED) Pillium is an herbe þat men clepe syil [v.r. psille]; þis herbe haȝt lewys lyk to pellethre..herbe hot and drye.1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. i. ii. f. 20/1 Than stampe them togyther excepte the Psillium, bycause of his venimnesse whiche he hath in hym.1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 47^v, in Bulwarke of Defence Psyllium is called Fleawort, bicause the seede is like to Flees, black & hard..or els as some do say, whereas this herbe is cast greene into any house, no Fleas will remayne there.1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. clxxi. 470 Psyllium, or the common Fleawoort hath many round and tender branches, set full of long and narrow leaues somewhat hairie.1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 239 Psyllium, Fleawort, is good for the vlcers thereof.?1785 S. Freeman Ladies Friend (ed. 3) 65 Ointments, made of mucilages of the Seeds of Psyllium and Quinces.1897 W. T. Fernie Herbal Simples (ed. 2) 436 In France these Psyllium seeds..are widely prescribed as a laxative.1933 S. Walker Night Club Era 201 An old army sergeant, aided by fast-spieling salesmen, lectures on health soap, psyllium seeds and reducing belts.1998 North Hills (Warrenburg, Pa.) News Record 21 Mar. d2/1 Psyllium is a grain, high in soluble fiber, used in some bulk-forming natural laxatives and in some breakfast cereals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	psyllium
释义	psylliumn. Brit. /ˈsɪlɪəm/, U.S. /ˈsɪliəm/ Forms: α. Old English–early Middle English psillios. β. late Middle English pillium (probably transmission error), late Middle English sillium, late Middle English–1500s psillium, 1500s psilium, 1500s– psyllium. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin psillios, psyllium. Etymology: In α. forms < post-classical Latin psillios (c1000 in the source translated in quot. OE at α. ), variant (after Hellenistic Greek ψύλλιος : see below) of classical Latin psyllium (see below). In β. forms < classical Latin psyllium, psyllion (in post-classical Latin also psylium ) a plant, probably Plantago psyllium < Hellenistic Greek ψύλλιον (also ψύλλιος ) < ancient Greek ψύλλα flea (see psylla n.) + -ιον , diminutive suffix; so called on account of the resemblance of the seeds to fleas. Compare Middle French psillium , French psyllium (c1265 in Old French as psilium ), Spanish†psillyo (c1250). Compare also psylly n. and the French forms cited at that entry, and fleawort n. Any of several branched herbaceous plantains of the genus Plantago; spec. P. afra, of the Mediterranean and south-west Asia, whose seeds are often used as a food additive and in herbal remedies as a bowel regulator. Also: the seeds of P. afra; a preparation made from them.The plants were formerly placed in a genus Psyllium. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun] waybreadeOE ribeOE psylliumOE waybread leafOE plantaina1325 herb Ivec1386 ersworta1400 psyllya1425 flea-seed1562 buck's-horn plantain1578 fleabane1578 hartshorn1578 lamb's tongue1578 rose plantain1597 rose ribwort1597 globularia1728 fire-leaves1796 ribwort1846 hoary plantain1861 goatweed1864 hartshorn plantain- α. OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) clxix. 212 Ðeos wyrt ys psillios g[e]cweden [?a1200 Harl. 6258B þæt man cweden psillios] for ðam þe heo [haf]að sæd swylce flean. β. ?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 197 (MED) Psillium, Psillye, is c. & moiste in 3 gree.?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 195 (MED) Pillium is an herbe þat men clepe syil [v.r. psille]; þis herbe haȝt lewys lyk to pellethre..herbe hot and drye.1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. i. ii. f. 20/1 Than stampe them togyther excepte the Psillium, bycause of his venimnesse whiche he hath in hym.1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 47^v, in Bulwarke of Defence Psyllium is called Fleawort, bicause the seede is like to Flees, black & hard..or els as some do say, whereas this herbe is cast greene into any house, no Fleas will remayne there.1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. clxxi. 470 Psyllium, or the common Fleawoort hath many round and tender branches, set full of long and narrow leaues somewhat hairie.1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 239 Psyllium, Fleawort, is good for the vlcers thereof.?1785 S. Freeman Ladies Friend (ed. 3) 65 Ointments, made of mucilages of the Seeds of Psyllium and Quinces.1897 W. T. Fernie Herbal Simples (ed. 2) 436 In France these Psyllium seeds..are widely prescribed as a laxative.1933 S. Walker Night Club Era 201 An old army sergeant, aided by fast-spieling salesmen, lectures on health soap, psyllium seeds and reducing belts.1998 North Hills (Warrenburg, Pa.) News Record 21 Mar. d2/1 Psyllium is a grain, high in soluble fiber, used in some bulk-forming natural laxatives and in some breakfast cereals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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