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Pellitory
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What's The Definition Of Pellitory?
[n] small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
[n] herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers Synonyms | Synonyms for Pellitory: Anacyclus pyrethrum | Parietaria difussa | pellitory-of-Spain | pellitory-of-the-wall | wall pellitory Related Terms | Find terms related to Pellitory: See Also | Anacyclus | genus Anacyclus | genus Parietaria | herb | herbaceous plant | Parietaria Pellitory In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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. |
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