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WALL PELLITORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wall pellitory mean? 

WALL PELLITORY (noun)
  The noun WALL PELLITORY has 1 sense:

1. herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowersplay

  Familiarity information: WALL PELLITORY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WALL PELLITORY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Parietaria difussa; pellitory; pellitory-of-the-wall; wall pellitory

Hypernyms ("wall pellitory" 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 ("wall pellitory" is a member of...):

genus Parietaria; Parietaria (small genus of stingless herbs)


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