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Webster 1913 Edition
Pellitory
Pel′li-to-ry
,Noun.
[OE.
paritorie
, OF. paritoire
, F. pariétaire
; (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
. ☞
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
. Pel′li-to-ry
,Noun.
(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. Webster 1828 Edition
Pellitory
PEL'LITORY
,Noun.
The name of several plants of different genera. The pellitory of the wall or common pellitory is of the genus Parietaria; the bastard pellitory of the genus Achillea; and the pellitory of Spain is the Anthemis pyrethrum.