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pellitory of Spain

pellitory of Spain noun: any of several plants having edible, pungent leaves or roots, especially Anacyclus pyrethrum.

Noun

pellitory of Spain (uncountable)

  1. Any of several plants having edible, pungent leaves or roots, especially Anacyclus pyrethrum.
    • CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice...1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., volume II, page 183

Questions about pellitory of Spain

What does pellitory of Spain mean?
Pellitory of Spain means any of several plants having edible, pungent leaves or roots, especially Anacyclus pyrethrum.
What part of speech is pellitory of Spain?
Pellitory of Spain is a noun.

Words near pellitory of Spain in the dictionary

  1. pellistor
  2. pellistors
  3. pellitories
  4. pellitorine
  5. pellitory
  6. pellitory of Spain
  7. pellitory of the wall
  8. pellitory-of-the-wall
  9. Pellman
  10. Pellmans
  11. pellmell

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