parietes

Variant of paries

paries definition

pa·ries (per′ē ēz′, par′-)

noun pl. parietes pa·ri′·etes′ (pə rī′ə tēz′)

Biol. a wall, as of a hollow organ, cavity, or cell: usually used in pl.

Etymology: ModL < L, a wall < IE base *(s)per-, a bar, spear > spar, spear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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