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fleawort definition

flea·wort (flē′wʉrt′)

noun

  1. any of several plants that supposedly ward off fleas, as a European aromatic plant (Inula conyza) of the composite family with rough leaves and yellow flowers
  2. a European plantain (Plantago psyllium) whose seeds, which more or less resemble fleas, are used as a laxative

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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