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Preferred term

Plantago  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A plant genus of the family Plantaginaceae. 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Plantain
  • txid185002
  • txid197794
  • txid26867
  • txid39414

In other languages

  • French

  • Plantain
  • txid185002
  • txid197794
  • txid26867
  • txid39414

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q88Z34VD-H

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