Meaning of PELLITORY
Pronunciation: | | 'peli`towree
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- [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
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| Synonyms: | | Anacyclus pyrethrum, Parietaria difussa, pellitory-of-Spain, pellitory-of-the-wall, wall pellitory |
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| See Also: | | Anacyclus, genus Anacyclus, genus Parietaria, herb, herbaceous plant, Parietaria | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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