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Pellitory
Pellitory may refer to:
- Anacyclus pyrethrum or pellitory, a plant containing an oil once used for toothaches and facial neuralgia
- Achillea ptarmica or European pellitory, bastard pellitory, or wild pellitory
- Parietaria debilis
- Parietaria officinalis or pellitory-of-the-wall
- Parietaria judaica or spreading pellitory
- Dalmatian pellitory, a pyrethrum plant of the genus Chrysanthemum
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pellitory
\pel"li*to*ry\ (?), n. [oe. paritorie, of. paritoire, f. pariétaire; (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.
pellitory
\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.
pellitory
n
1. herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers [syn: pellitory-of-the-wall, wall pellitory, parietaria difussa]
2. small mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache [syn: pellitory-of-spain, anacyclus pyrethrum ]
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Pellitory
(n.)
The feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium); -- so called because it resembles the above.
The feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium); -- so called because it resembles the above.
(n.)
The common name of the several species of the genus Parietaria, low, harmless weeds of the Nettle family; -- also called wall pellitory, and lichwort.
The common name of the several species of the genus Parietaria, low, harmless weeds of the Nettle family; -- also called wall pellitory, and lichwort.
(n.)
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.
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.
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