n.
Pronunciation: ' pe-l ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Middle English peletre, pelytory, from Anglo-French peletre, peretre, from Medieval Latin peletrum, piretrum, alteration of Latin pyrethrum ― more at PYRETHRUM
Date: 1528
1 : a southern European composite plant ( Anacyclus pyrethrum ) resembling yarrow ― called also pellitory-of-Spain
2 : any of a genus ( Parietaria ) of herbs of the nettle family with alternate leaves and inconspicuous flowers ― called also pellitory-of-the-wall