pellitory
Pellitory of the wallPellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis).
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis).
(countable, uncountable)Any plant of the genus Parietaria.
Any plant of the genus Parietaria.
(countable, uncountable)Parietaria debilis.
(countable, uncountable)Parietaria hespera.
(countable, uncountable)Parietaria judaica (spreading pellitory).
(countable, uncountable)Achillea ptarmica (European pellitory, bastard pellitory, wild pellitory, sneezewort.
(countable, uncountable)Tanacetum cinerariifolium (formerly Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium) (feverfew, Dalmatian pellitory).
(countable, uncountable)Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum), a plant containing an oil once used for toothaches and facial neuralgia.
a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Probably a variant form of parietary with dissimilation of the first /r/ to /l/. ProbablyProbably a variant form of parietary with dissimilation of the first /r/ to /l/.
Probably an alteration of pelleter, with change of ending after Etymology 1, above.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: pellitories| Singular | pellitory |
|---|---|
| Plural | pellitories |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache:pellitory-of-SpainAnacyclus pyrethrum
- herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers:pellitory-of-the-wallwall pellitoryParietaria difusa
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable