piretre (s.xiii2/4)
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piretre (s.xiii2/4)

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  FEW:  pyrethrum 9,648b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: piretre 7,970 DEAF:  pelestre (piretre)  DMF: ∅ TLF:  pyrèthre  OED:  pyrethrum n.  MED:  piretrum n.  DMLBS:  pyrethrum 2592a
peretre,  peretro,  piretri,  piretro,  piretron,  piretrum  

According to the OED, Classical Latin pyrethrum (producing piretre, pelestre and petre1) and Medieval Latin parietaria (producing peritorie) became confused early, resulting in a semantic overlap between the two word-families.

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1bot.pellitory, Spanish chamomile, Anacyclus pyretrum (the root of which was turned into a powder and used for medicinal purposes): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  .ii. onces piper, piretrum, fiques secches  i 196
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  receit gingembre, canel, galingal, peivre lonc et peivre neir, espic, ciperon, folion, piretron, esquinant, maimuine [...]  335.22
pelestre  petre#1 
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