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pellitory


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pellitory  \Pel"li*to*ry\,  n.  [OE.  paritorie  OF  paritoire  F. 
  pari['e]taire;  (cf.  It  &  Sp  parietaria),  L.  parietaria  the 
  parietary,  or  pellitory,  the  wall  plant,  fr  parietarus 
  belonging  to  the  walls,  fr  paries,  parietis  a  wall.  Cf 
  {Parietary}.]  (Bot.) 
  The  common  name  of  the  several  species  of  the  genus 
  {Parietaria},  low  harmless  weeds  of  the  Nettle  family;  -- 
  also  called  {wall  pellitory},  and  {lichwort}. 
 
  Note:  {Parietaria  officinalis}  is  common  on  old  walls  in 
  Europe;  {P.  pennsylvanica}  is  found  in  the  United 
  States;  and  six  or  seven  more  species  are  found  near 
  the  Mediterranean,  or  in  the  Orient. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pellitory  \Pel"li*to*ry\,  n.  [Sp.  pelitre  fr  L.  pyrethrum.  See 
  {Bertram}.]  (Bot.) 
  a  A  composite  plant  ({Anacyclus  Pyrethrum})  of  the 
  Mediterranean  region,  having  finely  divided  leaves  and 
  whitish  flowers.  The  root  is  the  officinal  pellitory,  and 
  is  used  as  an  irritant  and  sialogogue.  Called  also 
  {bertram},  and  {pellitory  of  Spain}. 
  b  The  feverfew  ({Chrysanthemum  Parthenium});  --  so  called 
  because  it  resembles  the  above. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pellitory 
  n  1:  herb  that  grows  in  crevices  having  long  narrow  leaves  and 
  small  pink  apetalous  flowers  [syn:  {pellitory-of-the-wall}, 
  {wall  pellitory},  {Parietaria  difussa}] 
  2:  small  Mediterranean  plant  containing  a  volatile  oil  once 
  used  to  relieve  toothache  [syn:  {pellitory-of-Spain},  {Anacyclus 
  pyrethrum}] 




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