pellitory

Probably a variant form of parietary with dissimilation of the first /r/ to /l/.

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Parietaria

pellitory (countable and uncountable, plural pellitories)

Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis). [from 15th c.]
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 215:
  The dried herb Pellitory made up into an electuary with honey, or the juice of the herb, or the decoction thereof made up with sugar or honey, is a singular remedy for any old or dry cough, the shortness of breath, and wheezing in the throat.
Any plant of the genus Parietaria.
- 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 208:
  There are some who advise taking the noxious herb savory; in my judgment it is poison. Or they mix pepper with the seed of prickly nettle and yellow pellitory pounded in old wine.
Achillea ptarmica (European pellitory, bastard pellitory, wild pellitory, sneezewort.
Tanacetum cinerariifolium (formerly Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium) (feverfew, Dalmatian pellitory).

Parietaria officinalis

Probably an alteration of pelleter, with change of ending after Etymology 1, above.

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pellitory (countable and uncountable, plural pellitories)

Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum), a plant containing an oil once used for toothaches and facial neuralgia. [from 16th c.]
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 213:
  Common Pellitory is a very common plant, and will not be kept in our gardens without diligent looking to.