| NOUN | plant | pyrethrum | made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants |
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| plant | pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium | white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below | |
| plant | pyrethrum, painted daisy, Tanacetum coccineum, Chrysanthemum coccineum | spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers | |
| plant | Pyrethrum, genus Pyrethrum | used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum |
| Meaning | made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants. | |
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| Broader | insecticide, insect powder | A chemical used to kill insects |
| Spanish | piretro | |
| Catalan | piretre | |
| Meaning | white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum. | |
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| Synonyms | Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium | |
| Member of | Tanacetum, genus Tanacetum | A large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, piretro | |
| Catalan | Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, piretre, Tanacetum cinerariifolium | |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | painted daisy, Tanacetum coccineum, Chrysanthemum coccineum | |
| Member of | Tanacetum, genus Tanacetum | A large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums |
| Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
| Spanish | pelitre, piretro | |
| Catalan | peritre | |
| Meaning | Used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum. | |
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| Synonym | genus Pyrethrum | |
| Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
| Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
| Spanish | genus pyrethrum, piretro, pyrethrum | |
| Catalan | genus pyrethrum, pyrethrum | |
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