PAINTED DAISY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Chrysanthemum coccineum; painted daisy; pyrethrum; Tanacetum coccineum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("painted daisy" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("painted daisy" is a member of...):

genus Tanacetum; Tanacetum (a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum)

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