pellitory noun. ['pɛlɪtǝri] In sense 1 orig. peletre pelleter. LME.
[In sense 1 Old French peletre alt. of peretre from Latin PYRETHRUM, in sense 2 alt. of PARIETARY. For change of ending cf. FUMITORY noun¹.]
1. More fully pellitory of Spain. A N. African daisy-like plant, Anacyclus pyrethrum, of the composite family; its pungent root, used as a remedy for toothache. LME.
b. Either of two plants resembling this in the pungency of their root or leaf: (a) (more fully false pellitory of Spain) masterwort, Peucedanum ostruthium; (b) (more fully bastard pellitory) sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica. L16-M18.

2. More fully pellitory of the wall. A plant of the nettle family, Parietaria judaica, with ovate leaves and inconspicuous greenish flowers, often found on old walls and steep banks. M16.

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