Pellitory Definition
Achillea ptarmica, sneezewort.
- Parietaria difussa
- wall pellitory
- pellitory-of-the-wall
- Anacyclus pyrethrum
- pellitory-of-spain
Other Word Forms of Pellitory
Noun
Origin of Pellitory
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Middle English pellatori variant of Middle English paritarie (influenced by peletre wild thyme, plant of the genus Anacyclus pellitory2) from Anglo-Norman from Late Latin parietāria from feminine of Latin parietārius of a wall or walls (so called because the plants often grow in walls) from pariēs, pariēt- wall
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English peletori alteration (influenced by paritarie plant of the genus Parietaria) pellitory1 of peletre from Old French piretre, peletre from Latin pyrethrum pyrethrum
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Probably an alteration of pelleter, with change of ending after Etymology 1, above.
From Wiktionary
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Probably a variant form of parietary.
From Wiktionary
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