首页  汉语词典  英英词典


请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pellitory
释义

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pellitory /ˈpɛlɪtərɪ -trɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. 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 flowers
  2. pellitory of Spain ⇒ a small Mediterranean plant, Anacyclus pyrethrum, the root of which contains an oil formerly used to relieve toothache: family Asteraceae (composites)
Etymology: 16th Century peletre, from Old French piretre, from Latin pyrethrum, from Greek purethron, from pur fire, from the hot pungent taste of the root
随便看

 

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 mdict.net All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2026/10/20 5:42:31