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[syn: feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, Chrysanthemum parthenium]
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:
Feverfew \Fe"ver*few\ (f[=e]"v[~e]r*f[=u]), n. [AS. feferfuge,
fr. L. febrifugia. See fever, Fugitive, and cf.
Febrifuge.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant (Pyrethrum Parthenium, or Chrysanthemum
Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves
and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal
qualities.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Chrysanthemum parthenium
n 1: bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of
buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally
for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
[syn: feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, Chrysanthemum
parthenium]