parietary
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English
Etymology
Latin parietaria (“the herb pellitory (noun)”), from parietarius (“of or belonging to a wall (adjective)”). Compare pellitory, parietal.
Noun
parietary (plural parietaries)
- (botany) Any of several species of Parietaria.
- Synonym: pellitory
Adjective
parietary (not comparable)
References
- “parietary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.