PYRETHRUM
Scrabble letter values: P3Y4R1E1T1H4R1U1M3 = 19
Definition
- noun made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants.
- noun white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below. — synonyms: Dalmatian_pyrethrum, Dalmatia_pyrethrum, Tanacetum_cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum_cinerariifolium
- noun spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers. — synonyms: painted_daisy, Tanacetum_coccineum, Chrysanthemum_coccineum
- noun used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum. — synonyms: genus_Pyrethrum
Examples
- “source of an insecticide”
- “sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum”