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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The powdered flower-heads of the plant Pyrethrum cinerariæfolium, and of other species, which are effectual insecticides. Commonly called Persian or Dalmatian insect-powder.

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  • See citation on pyrethrum.

    July 12, 2017