Pyrethrum Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Pyrethrum

Meaning 1 : 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 2 : used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum

    Synonyms : genus pyrethrum
Meaning 3 : 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 4 : made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants


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