Difference between tanacetum and pyrethrum
Definitions
noun
- a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum
Examples
Tanacetum vulgare, a herb whose name is supposedly derived by abbreviation from ‘athanasia’, the draught which gave Ganymede immortality.
There are no endemic genera; endemics are at the subgenus and species level only (for example, the subgenera Santolina and Kittariana of the genus Tanacetum).
There are no endemic genera; endemics are at the subgenus and species level only (for example, the subgenera Santolina and Kittariana of the genus Tanacetum).
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noun
- 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
- made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
- white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Examples
Or investing in the agricultural sector so farmers are more able to meet demand for crops like Artemesia annua and pyrethrum, easily-grown botanical ingredients in anti-malarial drugs?
Others are synthetic versions of naturally-occurring insecticides, such as those found in the plant pyrethrum.
You can purchase concentrated pyrethrum from a nursery or the garden supply section of your supermarket.
