psyllium
/ˈsɪlɪəm
/noun
A leafy-stemmed Eurasian plantain, the seeds of which are used as a laxative and as a bulking agent in the treatment of obesity.
- Plantago psafra, family Plantaginaceae.
- I also started taking 1,500 mg of the laxative herb psyllium.
- Total fat intake was also significantly lower in g/d and as a percentage of energy on the day of the meal with the psyllium treatment compared to water.
Origin
Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek psullion, from psulla 'flea' (because the seeds resemble fleas).
Rhymes
- executant
- execute
- execution
- executionary
- executioner
- executive
- executive agreement
- executive council
- executive decision
- executively
- executive officer
- executive order
- executive privilege
- executive secretary
- executive session
- executive toy
- executor
- executor dative
- executorial
- executorship
- executory
- executrix
- executrix dative
- exedra
- exegematic