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Meaning of word pyrethrum from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

pyrethrum noun

Meaning : Made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants.

Meaning : White-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below. Source of an insecticide. Sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum.

Synonyms : chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, dalmatia pyrethrum, dalmatian pyrethrum, tanacetum cinerariifolium

Meaning : Spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers. Source of an insecticide. Sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum.

Synonyms : chrysanthemum coccineum, painted daisy, tanacetum coccineum

Meaning : Used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum.

Synonyms : genus pyrethrum

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