parietal

¹pa·ri·e·tal

adj \pə-ˈrī-ə-t^əl\

Definition of PARIETAL

1

a : of or relating to the walls of a part or cavity b : of, relating to, or forming the upper posterior wall of the head

2

: attached to the main wall rather than the axis or a cross wall of a plant ovary —used of an ovule or a placenta

3

: of or relating to college living or its regulation; especially : of or relating to parietals

Origin of PARIETAL

Middle English, from Medieval Latin parietalis, from pariet-, paries wall of a cavity or hollow organ, from Latin, wall

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with PARIETAL

societal, varietal