pyrethrum.
Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium.
Meaning & usage
Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium.
Anacyclus pyrethrum (pellitory of Spain)
Any of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin.
Where this word comes from
From Old English pyretre, from (and later reformed after) Latin pyrethrum (in Pliny), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πύρεθρον (púrethron).
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