PELLITORY-OF-THE-WALL

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

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

genus Parietaria; Parietaria (small genus of stingless herbs)

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