plantago (medicine) and bull 1, noun (oh)

plantago (medicine)

plantago

Three different species of plantago or plantain, p. Psyllium, p. Ovata and p. Indica. The seeds swell in water and are used as laxatives.

hoof, horn
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1 ?male cow?
2 ?male animal?
3 take the bull by the horns
4 ?nonsense?
5 like a bull in a china shop
6 like a bull at a gate
7 ?Religion?
8 ?centre?
9 ?business?
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[Sense: 1-3, 5-6, 8-9; Origin: Old English bula]
[Sense: 4; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: bullshit]
[Sense: 7; Date: 1200-1300; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: bulla]
?MALE COW?
[C] an adult male animal of the cattle family
::a herd of cows with one bull
?MALE ANIMAL?
[C] the male of some Other large animals such as the elephant or whale
take the bull by the horns
to bravely or confidently deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant problem
::Nora decided to take the bull by the horns and organize things for herself.
?NONSENSE?
[U] informal nonsense or something that is completely untrue
-synonym rubbish rubbish
::What a load of bull!
like a bull in a china shop
if you are like a bull in a china shop, you keep knocking things over, dropping things, breaking things etc
like a bull at a gate
if you move somewhere like a bull at a gate, you move there very fast, ignoring everything in your way
?Religion?
[C] an official statement from the Pope
?CENTRE?
[C] also bullseye
the centre of a target that you are shooting at
?BUSINESS?
[C] technical someone who buys shares because they expect prices to rise
-see also bear bear
-see also bull market
-see also cock and bull story at cock 1 (4), like a red rag to a bull at red 1 (5), shoot the bull at shoot 1 (13)

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