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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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