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- English Word Pellitory Definition The common name of the several species of the genus Parietaria, low, harmless weeds of the Nettle family; -- also called wall pellitory, and lichwort.
- English Word Pellitory Definition A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also bertram, and pellitory of Spain.
- English Word Pellitory Definition The feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium); -- so called because it resembles the above.
- English Word Pellmell Definition In utter confusion; with confused violence.
- English Word Pellucid Definition Transparent; clear; limpid; translucent; not opaque.
- English Word Pellucidity Definition Alt. of Pellucidness
- English Word Pellucidly Definition In a pellucid manner.
- English Word Pellucidness Definition The quality or state of being pellucid; transparency; translucency; clearness; as, the pellucidity of the air.
- English Word Pelma Definition The under surface of the foot.
- English Word Pelmata Definition of Pelma
- English Word Pelopium Definition A supposed new metal found in columbite, afterwards shown to be identical with columbium, or niobium.
- English Word Peloponnesian Definition Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece.
- English Word Peloponnesian Definition A native or an inhabitant of the Peloponnesus.
- English Word Peloria Definition Abnormal regularity; the state of certain flowers, which, being naturally irregular, have become regular through a symmetrical repetition of the special irregularity.
- English Word Peloric Definition Abnormally regular or symmetrical.
- English Word Pelotage Definition Packs or bales of Spanish wool.
- English Word Pelt Definition The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th Fell.
- English Word Pelt Definition The human skin.
- English Word Pelt Definition The body of any quarry killed by the hawk.
- English Word Pelt Definition To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail.
- English Word Pelt Definition To throw; to use as a missile.
- English Word Pelt Definition To throw missiles.
- English Word Pelt Definition To throw out words.
- English Word Pelt Definition A blow or stroke from something thrown.
- English Word Pelta Definition A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.
- English Word Pelta Definition A flat apothecium having no rim.
- English Word Peltae Definition of Pelta
- English Word Peltate Definition Alt. of Peltated
- English Word Peltated Definition Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; -- said of a leaf or other organ.
- English Word Pelted Definition of Pelt