pellitory : Idioms & Phrases
pellitory-of-spain
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noun a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
Anacyclus pyrethrum; pellitory.
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pellitory-of-the-wall
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noun herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers
pellitory-of-the-wall; Parietaria difussa; pellitory.
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Wall pellitory
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noun herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers
pellitory-of-the-wall; Parietaria difussa; pellitory.
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(Bot.) , a European plant (Parictaria officinalis ) growing on old walls, and formerly esteemed medicinal.
