| a plant genus of the family plantaginaceae, order plantaginales, subclass asteridae, class magnoliopsida. the small plants usually have a dense tuft of basal leaves and long, leafless stalks bearing a terminal spike of small flowers. the seeds, known as psyllium, swell in water and are used as laxatives. the leaves have been used medicinally. Synonyms:
plantain extracts, plantain fruit, plantain leaf
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