Pyrethrum Synonyms

pī-rēthrəm, -rĕthrəm
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)
Synonyms:
  1. Dalmatian pyrethrum
  2. Dalmatia pyrethrum
  3. Tanacetum cinerariifolium
  4. Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
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)
Synonyms:
  1. painted daisy
  2. Tanacetum coccineum
  3. Chrysanthemum coccineum
Used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. genus Pyrethrum

Words Related to Pyrethrum

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. pyrethrin
  2. saponin
  3. witch-hazel
  4. imidacloprid
  5. calendula
  6. derris

Pyrethrum Sentence Examples

  • Pyrethrum cinerariaefolium is exported for the manufacture of insect-powder, and sunflowers are cultivated for the oil contained in their seeds.

  • The pyrethrum grows best in soil of a loamy texture; this should be well manured and deeply trenched up before planting, and should be mulched in the spring by a surface dressing of half-decayed manure.

  • Other prominent species are Campanula, Pyrethrum, aconite, Cephaelis, speedwell, Alchemilla sericea, Centaurea macrocephala, Primula grandis and a species of primrose.

  • They have a similar activity to the natural compound pyrethrum, which is extracted from plants of the Chrysanthemum family.

  • If they are completely infested, we feel that the only safe product to use is a pyrethrum based powder.

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