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pyrethrum

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pyrethrum
flowers of the plants Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium (syn. Pyrethrum cinerariaefolium) and C. coccineum (syn. C. roseum). Called also Dalmatian or Persian insect powder. The insecticidal agents are the pyrethrins.
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