Synonyms of pyrethrum from BoostVocab

pyrethrum

/paɪ'riθrəm/

noun
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
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chrysanthemum coccineum painted daisy tanacetum coccineum

type of:
flower
noun
used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum
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genus pyrethrum

type of:
asterid dicot genus
noun
white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
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chrysanthemum cinerariifolium dalmatia pyrethrum dalmatian pyrethrum tanacetum cinerariifolium

type of:
herbaceous plant herb
noun
made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
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type of:
insecticide insect powder

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