Pellitory
Pronunciation : Pel"li*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. paritorie, OF. paritoire, F. pari?taire; (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.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pel"li*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913