parietary

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English peritorie, from Anglo-Norman paritarie, peritorie, from Late Latin parietāria (“the herb pellitory (noun)”), from parietarius (“of or belonging to a wall (adjective)”), which the modern English form has been remodelled on. Compare pellitory, parietal. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈɹaɪət(ə)ɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /pəˈɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/ === Noun === parietary (plural parietaries) (botany) Any of several species of Parietaria. Synonym: pellitory === Adjective === parietary (not comparable) (rare) parietal === References === “parietary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.