ispaghul
/ˈɪspəguːl/(亦作ispaghula /ˌɪspəˈguːlə/)
noun
mass noun
1- the dried seeds of a southern Asian plantain, chiefly used medicinally in the treatment of dysentery卵叶车前子(一种南亚车前草的干种子, 主要用于治疗痢疾)。
1.1
- The plantain is Plantago ovata, family Plantaginaceae.拉丁名Plantago ovata,车前科。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Persian and Urdu ispaġol, from asp 'horse' + ġol 'ear' (because of the shape of the leaves).