a. [ L. pedicularis, fr. pediculus a louse: cf. F. pédiculaire. ] Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia, Syn. Aureolaria pedicularia, Gerardia pedicularia