Pyrethrum

noun

/paɪˈɹiθɹəm/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounAny of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium.

2.nounAnacyclus pyrethrum (pellitory of Spain)

3.nounAny of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin.

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