pyrethrum
NOUN
/paɪ'riθrəm/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pyrethrum is a valid 9-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3Y4R1E1T1H4R1U1M3
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does pyrethrum mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
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.
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2
Used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum.
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3
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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4
Made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants.
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