PYRETHRUM


Meaning of PYRETHRUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pī-ˈrē-thrəm, -ˈre- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, pellitory, from Greek pyrethron, from pyr fire

Date: circa 1543

1. : any of several chrysanthemums with finely divided often aromatic leaves including ornamentals as well as important sources of insecticides

2. : an insecticide made from the dried heads of any of several Old World chrysanthemums (especially Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium )

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