A common beverage credited with aphrodisiac virtue was old wine containing the pungent root of the plant pyrethrum or pellitory.
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Pyrethrum
/paɪˈɹiθɹəm/
Synonyms for "pyrethrum" (13 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
chrysanthemum cinerariifoliumchrysanthemum coccineumdalmatia pyrethrum
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
dalmatian pyrethrumdried pyrethrum headspainted daisypyrethrin concentrate
Related words (6)
Noun(6 words)
pyrethrum extractpyrethrum flower headspyrethrum insecticidepyrethrum planttanacetum cinerariifoliumtanacetum coccineum
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5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbotanical insecticidenatural insecticidepyrethrum extractpyrethrum flowerspyrethrum powdertanacetum cinerariifolium
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriespyrethrum extractpyrethrum insecticidepyrethrum powder
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
We children would re-tell the stories the following day to other children who worked in the fields picking the pyrethrum flowers, tea-leaves or coffee beans of our European and African landlords.
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