About The Word Tansy
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Tansy
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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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