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Chrysanthemum PartheniumPellitory Pel"li*to*ry, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See
Bertram.] (Bot.)
(a) A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the
Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and
whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and
is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also
bertram, and pellitory of Spain.
(b) The feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium); -- so called
because it resembles the above. PartheniadPartheniad Par*the"ni*ad, n. [See Parthenic.]
A poem in honor of a virgin. [Obs.] Parthenic
Parthenic Par*then"ic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a maid, virgin.]
Of or pertaining to the Spartan Partheni[ae], or sons of
unmarried women.
ParthenogenesisParthenogenesis Par`the*no*gen"e*sis, n. [Gr. parqe`nos a
virgin + E. genesis.]
1. (Biol.) The production of new individuals from virgin
females by means of ova which have the power of developing
without the intervention of the male element; the
production, without fertilization, of cells capable of
germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate
generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.
2. (Bot.) The production of seed without fertilization,
believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an
embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle. ParthenogeneticParthenogenetic Par`the*no*ge*net"ic, a. (Biol.)
Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as,
parthenogenetic forms. -- Par`the*no*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv. ParthenogeneticallyParthenogenetic Par`the*no*ge*net"ic, a. (Biol.)
Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as,
parthenogenetic forms. -- Par`the*no*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv. Parthenogenitive
Parthenogenitive Par`the*no*gen"i*tive, a. (Biol.)
Parthenogenetic.
ParthenogenyParthenogeny Par`the*nog"e*ny, n. (Biol.)
Same as Parthenogenesis. Parthenon
Parthenon Par"the*non, n. [L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos
a virgin, i. e., Athene, the Greek goddess called also
Pallas.]
A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at
Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an
important influence on art.
Pyrethrum or Chrysanthemum PartheniumFeverfew Fe"ver*few, n. [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See
fever, Fugitive, and cf. Febrifuge.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, or Chrysanthemum, Parthenium)
allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white
blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities.
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