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noun
Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Anacyclus pyrethrum (pellitory of Spain)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Pyrethrum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: asterid dicot genus
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: painted daisy, Tanacetum coccineum, Chrysanthemum coccineum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flower
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: insecticide, insect powder
History
From Old English pyretre, from (and later reformed after) Latin pyrethrum (in Pliny), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πύρεθρον (púrethron).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
