PELLITORY-OF-SPAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pellitory-of-Spain mean? 

• PELLITORY-OF-SPAIN (noun)
  The noun PELLITORY-OF-SPAIN has 1 sense:

1. a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache

  Familiarity information: PELLITORY-OF-SPAIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PELLITORY-OF-SPAIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anacyclus pyrethrum; pellitory; pellitory-of-Spain

Hypernyms ("pellitory-of-Spain" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("pellitory-of-Spain" is a member of...):

Anacyclus; genus Anacyclus (a Spanish pellitory)