Main Entry: pel·li·to·ry

Pronunciation: \ˈpe-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural pel·li·to·ries

Etymology: Middle English peletre, pelytory, from Anglo-French peletre, peretre, from Medieval Latin peletrum, piretrum, alteration of Latin pyrethrum — more at pyrethrum

Date: 1528

1 : a southern European composite plant (Anacyclus pyrethrum) resembling yarrow —called also pellitory-of-Spain
2 : any of a genus (Parietaria) of herbs of the nettle family with alternate leaves and inconspicuous flowers —called also pellitory-of-the-wall