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pyrethrum

pyrethrum

English

Wikispecies

Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Noun

pyrethrum (plural pyrethrums)

  1. Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium
  2. (organic chemistry) Any of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin