Noun Definition

pyrethrum

1.Definition: made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants

Category: Plants

2.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):chrysanthemum coccineum, painted daisy, tanacetum coccineum

Category: Plants

3.Definition: used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum

Related Noun(s):genus pyrethrum

Category: Plants

4.Definition: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

Related Noun(s):dalmatia pyrethrum, dalmatian pyrethrum

Category: Plants