Pellitory

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pellitory \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. parietarius
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: {Parietaria officinalis} is common on old walls in
           Europe; {Parietaria pennsylvanica} is found in the
           United States; and six or seven more species are found
           near the Mediterranean, or in the Orient.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]