pellitory

A noun referring to either a herb that grows in crevices with long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers, or a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil historically used to relieve toothache.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das entweder ein Unkraut mit langen schmalen Blättern und kleinen rosafarbenen, blütenlosen Blüten bezeichnet, das in Mauerritzen wächst, oder eine kleine mediterrane Pflanze, die ätherisches Öl enthält und historisch zur Linderung von Zahnschmerzen verwendet wurde.

1. Wall pellitory C2 formal scientific

   A herbaceous plant that commonly grows in cracks and crevices of walls and rocks, characterized by long narrow leaves and small pink flowers without petals.

   • The old stone wall was covered in pellitory, its delicate pink flowers peeking through the cracks.
   • Pellitory is often found growing in the crevices of ancient ruins.
   • The botanist identified the plant as pellitory due to its characteristic leaves and habitat.

   🇩🇪Mauer-Glaskraut

   Synonyme: parietariapellitory-of-the-wall

2. Pellitory of Spain C2 formal medical

   A small Mediterranean plant whose root contains a volatile oil historically used as a remedy for toothache and to stimulate saliva flow.

   • In traditional medicine, pellitory root was chewed to relieve tooth pain.
   • The herbalist prepared a tincture from pellitory for its numbing properties.
   • Pellitory of Spain was once a common ingredient in dental remedies.

   🇩🇪Spanische Bertramwurz

   Synonyme: pyrethrum

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