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Sneezewort vs Pellitory - What's the difference?

sneezewort | pellitory |

As nouns the difference between sneezewort and pellitory

is that sneezewort is species: Achillea ptarmica, a hardy flowering plant, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans while pellitory is pellitory of the wall.

sneezewort

English

(wikipedia sneezewort)

Noun

(en noun) (Achillea ptarmica) (Achillea ptarmica)
  • , a hardy flowering plant, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.

    • Synonyms

    * (bastard pellitory), (fair-maid-of-France), goosetongue, sneezeweed, (white tansy), (wild pellitory)

    pellitory

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably a variant form of (parietary). (wikipedia pellitory) (Parietaria)

    Noun

    (pellitories)
  • Pellitory of the wall.
  • *1653 , (Nicholas Culpeper), The English Physician Enlarged , Folio Society 2007, p. 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 .
  • , sneezewort.

    • Etymology 2

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

    Noun

    (pellitories)
  • Pellitory of Spain.
  • *1653 , (Nicholas Culpeper), The English Physician Enlarged , Folio Society 2007, p. 213:
  • *:Common Pellitory is a very common plant, and will not be kept in our gardens without diligent looking to.