peretre

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• Peartree — One of the unusual features of this surname is that whilst it is almost certainly topographical, it may not mean one who lived by a peartree. The origin is a combination of Olde English, and Norman French, and the derivation is from Pere tre(ow) …   Surnames reference

• pellitory — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English peletre, pelytory, from Anglo French peletre, peretre, from Medieval Latin peletrum, piretrum, alteration of Latin pyrethrum more at pyrethrum Date: 1528 1. a southern European composite plant… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pellitory — n. any of several wild plants, esp.: 1 (in full pellitory of Spain) a composite plant, Anacyclus pyrethrum, with a pungent flavoured root, used as a local irritant etc. 2 (in full pellitory of the wall) a low bushy plant, Parietaria judaica, with …   Useful english dictionary