† ˈperetre Obs.
Also 5 peretyr, pertyr.
[a. OF. *peretre, Cotgr. piretre, ad. L. pir-, pyrethrum: see pelleter, peletre, and pyrethre.]
= pellitory 1, Pellitory of Spain.
| c 1440 Promp. Parv. 394/1 Peretre, herbe (P. peretyr), peretrum. Ibid. 395/2 Petyr, herbe (or peretre; P. pertyr). |