pellitory of Spain

noun

Any of several plants having edible, pungent leaves or roots, especially Anacyclus pyrethrum.

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Meanings

nounpellitory of Spain (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny of several plants having edible, pungent leaves or roots, especially Anacyclus pyrethrum.
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    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 treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs.

    1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., volume II, page 183

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bertram

Translations

Ancient Greek πύρεθρον
  • πύρεθρον (púrethron)Anacyclus pyrethrum
Catalan pelitre
  • pelitreAnacyclus pyrethrum
French pyrèthre d'Afrique
  • pyrèthre d'AfriqueAnacyclus pyrethrum
German Mehrjähriger Bertram
  • Mehrjähriger BertramAnacyclus pyrethrum
Spanish pelitre
  • pelitreAnacyclus pyrethrum
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