Word Games Pro Dictionary

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

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
M
Contains
YR
Scrabble score
19

How it sounds

Pronunciation

paɪˈɹiθɹəm

Listen

Audio Pronunciation

Meaning

Definitions

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

Check yourself

Practise This Word

Three quick questions on this word. Nothing is recorded — practise it as often as you like.

Scroll to Top