parietary

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Parietaria

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English peritorie, from Anglo-Norman paritarie, peritorie, from Late Latin parietāria (“the herb pellitory (noun)”), from parietarius (“of or belonging to a wall (adjective)”), which the modern English form has been remodelled on. Compare pellitory, parietal.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈɹaɪət(ə)ɹi/
(US) IPA^(key): /pəˈɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/

Noun

parietary (plural parietaries)

(botany) Any of several species of Parietaria.
Synonym: pellitory

Adjective

parietary (not comparable)

(rare) parietal

References

“parietary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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