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ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Anacyclus pyrethrum mean? 

ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM (noun)
  The noun ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM has 1 sense:

1. a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothacheplay

  Familiarity information: ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anacyclus pyrethrum; pellitory; pellitory-of-Spain

Hypernyms ("Anacyclus pyrethrum" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Anacyclus pyrethrum" is a member of...):

Anacyclus; genus Anacyclus (a Spanish pellitory)


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