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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache;
[syn: pellitory, pellitory-of-Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See Bertram.] (Bot.) (a) 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. (b) The feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium); -- so called because it resembles the above. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pyrethrine \Pyr"eth*rine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the root of the pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bertram \Ber"tram\, n. [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. ? a hot spicy plant, fr. ? fire.] (Bot.) Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum). [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Anacyclus pyrethrum n 1: a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache [syn: pellitory, pellitory-of- Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum]