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pellitory

pellitory is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The common name of the several species of the genus Parietaria, low, harmless weeds of the Nettle family; -- also called wall pellitory, and lichwort. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

  1. 1noun

    The common name of the several species of the genus Parietaria, low, harmless weeds of the Nettle family; -- also called wall pellitory, and lichwort.

  2. 2noun

    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.

  3. 3noun

    The feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium); -- so called because it resembles the above.

  4. 4noun

    a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache

  5. 5noun

    herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers

Common word forms

pellitories

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