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Tansy

Tansy Meaning & Definition
Tansy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tansy?

[n] common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tansy: golden buttons | scented fern | Tanacetum vulgare

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tansy:

See Also | composite | composite plant | genus Tanacetum | Tanacetum

Tansy In Webster's Dictionary

\Tan"sy\, n. [OE. tansaye, F. tanaise; cf. It. & Sp. tanaceto, NL. tanacetum, Pg. atanasia, athanasia, Gr. 'aqanasi`a immortality, fr. 'aqa`natos immortal; 'a priv. + qa`natos death.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus {Tanacetum}. The common tansy ({T. vulgare}) has finely divided leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes. 2. A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked with butter in a shallow dish. [Obs.] --Pepys. {Double tansy} (Bot.), a variety of the common tansy with the leaves more dissected than usual. {Tansy mustard} (Bot.), a plant ({Sisymbrium canescens}) of the Mustard family, with tansylike leaves.

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