Definition of Peristerion. Meaning of Peristerion. Synonyms of Peristerion

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Definition of Peristerion

Peristerion
Peristerion Per`is*te"ri*on, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a dovecote, a kind of verbena, fr. ? a dove, pigeon; cf. L. peristereon.] (Bot.) The herb vervain (Verbena officinalis).

Meaning of Peristerion from wikipedia

- Peristeri (Gr****: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Gr****) is a city and a suburban muni****lity in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece...
- The Peristeri (Gr****: Περιστέρι, literally "pigeon") is a small river in northwestern Messenia, in the western Peloponnese in Greece. It empties into the...
- Peristeri (Gr****: Περιστέρι meaning pigeon) is a village and a community in the muni****l unit of Amaliada, Elis, Greece. It is located in a rural, hilly...
- In line with the common name, the genus' name is from the Gr**** word peristerion meaning "from dove". According to the Royal Horticultural Society, Per...
- developed in the East of suspending a vessel in the form of a dove (Gr****: peristerion, Latin: peristerium) over the altar, which was used as a repository for...