pyréthrinecommon nounSyllable DecompositionpyréthrineEtymologyexpandsee pyrethrum and -ine.Definition1. A substance extracted from pyrethrum flowers from Kenya or Congo, used in agriculture as an insecticide (aphids of vegetable crops in the open or under greenhouse) and in medicine as an antiparasitic (lice, scabies...)chimieexpandPluralpyréthrinesTranslationsenglish:pyrethrin