noun
Dalmatian chrysanthemum; Dalmatian pyrethrum; Dalmatian pellitory
A plant (Tanacetum cinerariifolium) whose dried flowers are used to make pyrethrum insecticide. Also known as 白花虫除菊 (しろばなむしよけぎく).
See also: 白花虫除菊 (しろばなむしよけぎく)
除虫菊の花から天然の殺虫成分が取れる。
A natural insecticidal component can be obtained from the flowers of the Dalmatian chrysanthemum.
In the past, dried Dalmatian chrysanthemum was used to make mosquito coils.
Compound of 除虫 (じょちゅう, 'insect removal') + 菊 (きく, 'chrysanthemum'), referring to its use as an insecticide.