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pyrethrum

py·re·thrum [ pī rthrəm, pī réthrəm ] (plural py·re·thrums)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. type of chrysanthemum: a chrysanthemum cultivated for its ornamental flowers. Genus Chrysanthemum.

2. insecticide in powder form: a mixture of pyrethrins. Use: insecticide.

[Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek purethron "feverfew"]
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