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Word: Pellitory
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: pellitory (sense 1) apparently an alteration of obsolete parietary, from Old French paritaire, based on Latin paries, pariet- ‘wall’; pellitory (sense 2) probably a variant of obsolete pelleter, via Old French from Latin pyrethrum pyrethrum
ˈpɛlɪt(ə)ri
a European plant of the nettle family with greenish flowers, which grows on or at the foot of walls or in stony places.
Short Definition:European plant of nettle family with greenish flowers, which grows on or at foot of walls
a plant of the daisy family, Anacyclus pyrethrum, with a pungent root, once used as a remedy for toothache.
Short Definition:plant of daisy family
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