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pellitory
pel·li·to·ry 1 P0156700 (pĕl′ĭ-tôr′ē)n. pl. pel·li·to·ries Any of various plants of the genus Parietaria, having long narrow leaves, often hairy stems, and small axillary flowers.
[Middle English pellatori, variant of Middle English paritarie (influenced by peletre, wild thyme, plant of the genus Anacyclus; see pellitory2), from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin parietāria, from feminine of Latin parietārius, of a wall or walls (so called because the plants often grow in walls), from pariēs, pariēt-, wall.]
pel·li·to·ry 2 P0156700 (pĕl′ĭ-tôr′ē)n. pl. pel·li·to·ries A small Mediterranean plant (Anacyclus pyrethrum) in the composite family, containing a volatile oil formerly used for the relief of toothache.
[Middle English peletori, alteration (influenced by paritarie, plant of the genus Parietaria); see pellitory1 of peletre, from Old French piretre, peletre, from Latin pyrethrum; see pyrethrum.]pellitory (ˈpɛlɪtərɪ; -trɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Plants) any of various urticaceous plants of the S and W European genus Parietaria, esp P. diffusa (pellitory-of-the-wall or wall pellitory), that grow in crevices and have long narrow leaves and small pink flowers2. (Plants) pellitory of Spain a small Mediterranean plant, Anacyclus pyrethrum, the root of which contains an oil formerly used to relieve toothache: family Asteraceae (composites)[C16 peletre, from Old French piretre, from Latin pyrethrum, from Greek purethron, from pur fire, from the hot pungent taste of the root]pel•li•to•ry (ˈpɛl ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
n., pl. -ries. a composite plant, Anacyclus pyrethrum, of the S Mediterranean, with a yarrowlike flower head and a pungent root used locally for relieving toothache. [1535–40; alter. of Middle English peletre < Anglo-French, Middle French piretre < Latin pyrethrum < Greek pýrethron, akin to pyretós fever] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pellitory - herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowersParietaria difussa, pellitory-of-the-wall, wall pellitoryherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Parietaria, Parietaria - small genus of stingless herbs | | 2. | pellitory - a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothacheAnacyclus pyrethrum, pellitory-of-SpainAnacyclus, genus Anacyclus - a Spanish pellitoryherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
pellitory
Synonyms for pellitorynoun herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowersSynonyms- Parietaria difussa
- pellitory-of-the-wall
- wall pellitory
Related Words- herb
- herbaceous plant
- genus Parietaria
- Parietaria
noun a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothacheSynonyms- Anacyclus pyrethrum
- pellitory-of-Spain
Related Words- Anacyclus
- genus Anacyclus
- herb
- herbaceous plant
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