PELLITORY


Meaning of PELLITORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-lə-ˌtȯr-ē ]

noun

( 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

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