psyllium

名词 psyllium:

1. plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
   同义词：fleawort, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psyllium

psyl.li.um

n.（名词）
An annual Eurasian plant(Plantago psyllium) having opposite leaves and small flowers borne in dense spikes.
蚤草：一年生的欧亚植物（亚麻籽车前草 车前草属） 有对生叶片，浓密的穗中长有小花
The seeds of this plant, widely used as a mild bulk laxative and sometimes added to foods as a dietary source of soluble fiber.
亚麻籽车前的籽：这种植物的种子，作为温和的散装缓泻剂而被广泛使用，有时加在食物中作为可溶纤维的饮食上的来源

来源：
New Latin
现代拉丁语
from Greek psullion [diminutive of] psulla [flea (from the plant`s use against fleas)]
源自 希腊语 psullion [] psulla的小后缀 [虱子（从该植物的防虱作用而来）]