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pyrethrum

noun

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

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Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
M
Contains
YR
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

paɪˈɹiθɹəm

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noun

  1. 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

noun

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

noun

  1. made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants

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