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Definition of Pellitory-of-the-wall
1. Noun. Herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Parietaria, Parietaria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pellitory-of-the-wall
Literary usage of Pellitory-of-the-wall
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"The P. officinalis, Wall-Pellitory, or Pellitory of the Wall, has ovato-lanceolate
3-nerved leaves, and the involucre in two portions, each of about 7 ..."
2. Living London: Being Echoes Reechoed by George Augustus Sala (1883)
"... of having been cured of a surfeit of fat mutton by ' Pellitory of the wall, '
administered by an old woman, who only charged twopence for the medicine. ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"(F., —L.) Often called pellitory of the wall, a tautological expression. ...
O- F. paritaire, ' pellitory of the wall ; ' Cot. ..."
4. Botany for Ladies Or, a Popular Introduction to the Natural System of Plants by Loudon (Jane), Jane Wells Loudon (1842)
"... and the humble pellitory of the wall, to the fig and bread-fruit tree. In all
the genera, the male and female flowers are distinct, that is to say, ..."
5. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1843)
"... Wall-Pellitory, or Pellitory of the Wall, has ovato-lanceolate 3-nerved leaves,
and the in\o- ..."
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