[ˈsɪlɪəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a leafy-stemmed Eurasian plantain, the seeds of which are used as a laxative and as a bulking agent in the treatment of obesity


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Origin:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek psullion, from psulla ‘flea’ (because the seeds resemble fleas). Old English had a variant form psillios