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Pyrethrin :: Pyrethrin (n.) A substance resembling, and isomeric with, ordinary camphor, and extracted from the essential oil of feverfew; -- called also Pyrethrum camphor..

Thrummed :: Thrummed (imp. & p. p.) of Thru.

Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.

Thrumwort :: Thrumwort (n.) A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus).

Podarthrum :: Podarthrum (n.) The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus and the toes..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface..

Pin-eyed :: Pin-eyed (a.) Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of thrum-eyed..

Mop :: Mop (n.) An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle..

Thrummy :: Thrummy (a.) Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by, thrums..

Fother :: Fother (v. t.) To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.

Pellitory :: Pellitory (n.) A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also bertram, and pellitory of Spain..

Struma :: Strum (v. t. & i.) To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano..

Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.

Thrum :: Thrum (n.) Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.

Thrum-eyed :: Thrum-eyed (a.) Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; -- the reverse of pin-eyed..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner..

Loosestrife :: Loosestrife (n.) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table..

Feverfew :: Feverfew (n.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, / Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities..

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