English-Thai Dictionary
pellitory
N พืช จำพวก Ancyclus pyrethrum มี ฤทธิ์ ทำให้ ผิวหนัง ระคายเคือง ได้
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PELLITORY
n.[L. parietaria, the wall plant, from paries. ] 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.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PELLITORY
Pel "li *to *ry, n. Etym: [OE. paritorie, OF. paritoire, F. pariétaire;(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. )
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.
PELLITORY
Pel "li *to *ry, n. Etym: [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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pellitory
pel li to ry |ˈpeliˌtôrē ˈpɛlətɔri | ▶noun 1 (in full pellitory of Spain ) a plant of the daisy family, Anacyclus pyrethrum, with a pungent-flavored root, used as a local irritant, etc. 2 (also pellitory of the wall ) a European plant of the nettle family with greenish flowers that grows on or at the foot of walls or in stony places. [Parietaria judaica, family Urticaceae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration of obsolete parietary, from Old French paritaire, based on Latin paries, pariet- ‘wall. ’
Oxford Dictionary
pellitory
pellitory |ˈpɛlɪtəri |(also pellitory of the wall ) ▶noun a European plant of the nettle family with greenish flowers, which grows on or at the foot of walls or in stony places. ●Parietaria judaica, family Urticaceae. ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration of obsolete parietary, from Old French paritaire, based on Latin paries, pariet- ‘wall ’.
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