pa·les·tra also pa·laes·tra 
(pə-lĕstrə)
(pə-lĕstrə)n. pl. pa·les·trae (-trē) or pa·les·tras also pa·laes·trae or pa·laes·tras
A public place in ancient Greece for training and practice in wrestling and other athletics.
[Middle English palestre, from Old French, from Latin palaestra, from Greek palaistra, from palaiein, to wrestle.]
pa·lestral, pa·lestri·an adj.
- parasitological
- parasitologist
- parasitology
- parasitosis
- parasol
- parasoled
- parasomnia
- parastatal
- parasympathetic
- parasympathetically
- parasympathetic nervous system
- parasympathomimetic
- parasynthesis
- parasynthetic
- paratactic
- paratactical
- paratactically
- parataxis
- paratenic host
- parathion
- parathyroid
- parathyroidectomy
- parathyroid gland
- parathyroid hormone
- paratroop