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TANACETUM COCCINEUM
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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:
Hypernyms ("Tanacetum coccineum" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("Tanacetum coccineum" 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)