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Definition of Genus Parietaria
1. Noun. Small genus of stingless herbs.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Urticaceae, Nettle Family, Urticaceae
Member holonyms: Parietaria Difussa, Pellitory, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Wall Pellitory
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Parietaria
Literary usage of Genus Parietaria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chicago Medical Journal and Examiner (1884)
"Medical properties: Astringent, tonic, diuretic. genus Parietaria (Pellitory): P.
Pennsylvanica (American ..."
2. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"The species of the genus Parietaria and many tropical Urticaceae behave in the
same manner in this respect as our Nettles. As an instance may be taken Puea ..."
3. Specimens of the Elizabethan Drama from Lyly to Shirley, A.D. 1580-A.D. 1642 by William Henry Williams (1905)
"113. pellitory o' the wall, or common pellitory, belongs to the genus Parietaria (of
which the name is a corruption). According to The English ..."
4. A Supplement to the Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and by John Ogilvie (1855)
"The herb pellitory. of the genus Parietaria. [CAa»t*er.] PARK, n. [add.]
An inclosed place in cities for public exercise or amusement, as Hyde Park, ..."
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