painted daisy

painted daisy

n. See pyrethrum.

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painted daisy - 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 ChrysanthemumChrysanthemum coccineum, Tanacetum coccineum, pyrethrumflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Tanacetum, Tanacetum - a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum