Get Your Premium Membership

Pyrethrum

[n] used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum
[n] 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
[n] white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
[n] made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants


Related Information

More Pyrethrum Links



Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry