parietaria

[Fem. sing. of Lat. parieta rius =pertaining to walls; on which the pellitory often grows.] Bot.: Pellitory; a genus of Urticacese. Leaves alternate, flowers polygamous, calyx four-cleft, stamens four, filaments transversely wrinkled at first In curves, then bending back elastically; style filiform, stigma penicillate, achene shining, inclosed in the calyx. Known species eight. (PELLITORY.] pa-ri-ě-tar-ў, *par-1-tor-ie, s. [Fr. par iétaire , from Lat. paries (gen it. parietis )=a wall.] Bot.: Wall-pellitory, a plant of the genus Parietaria (q. v.). pa-ri-ět-ēş, s. pl. [PARIES.] 3011 tarsus shorter than the hind toe, which is large and strong. They are small and lively birds, seeking their food among the buds of trees, where they find and destroy numerous caterpillars, . păr-I-när-I-ŭm, s. [From parinari, the Guiana name of Parinarium excelsum.] Botany: A genus of Chrysobolanacem. Between thirty and forty species are known. The fruit of Parinarium excelsum is the Rough-skinned and Gray Plum of Sierra Leone. It is eaten, as are the kernels of P. campestre and P. montanum . pär-ing, *päir-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [PARE, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: I. Ordinary Language: 1. The act of cutting or shaving off the extremities or surface. 2. That which is pared or shaved off; a clipping; the rind. "The women bore The parings forth; and all the clotter'd gore." Chapman: Homer's Ody ey, xxii. II. Technically : 1. Agric .: The act, proce , or practice of paring or shaving off the surface of gra land for tillage; that which is pared off. 2. Bookbinding : Thinning the leather toward its edge so as to prevent a square projection at its terminating edge. Paring and burning : Agric.: The operation of paring off the surface of old worn-out gra -lands, and burning it for the sake of the ashes, which act as a powerful manure; and for the destruction of weeds, insects, .