HyperDic: pellitory-of-spain

English > 1 sense of the word pellitory-of-Spain:
NOUNplantpellitory-of-Spain, pellitory, Anacyclus pyrethruma small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
English > pellitory-of-Spain: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache.
Synonymspellitory, Anacyclus pyrethrum
Member ofAnacyclus, genus AnacyclusA Spanish pellitory
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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