- tansies
- n. aromatic herb bearing small yellow flowers (sometimes used as a seasoning and in medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
tansies
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tansy — noun (plural tansies) Etymology: Middle English tansey, from Anglo French tanesie, from Late Latin tanacita Date: 13th century a common Old World composite herb (Tanacetum vulgare) that is naturalized in North America and has bitter tasting… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tanacetum — Taxobox image width = 260px image caption = Tanacetum vulgare Tansy regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Anthemideae genus = Tanacetum genus authority = L. (1753) type… … Wikipedia
tansy — /tan zee/, n., pl. tansies. any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, esp. a strong scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers. [1225 75; ME < OF tanesie, aph. var. of atanesie… … Universalium
tansy — /ˈtænzi/ (say tanzee) noun (plural tansies) 1. any plant of the genus Tanacetum of Europe and Asia, especially T. vulgare, a coarse, strong scented herb with toothed pinnate leaves and corymbs of yellow flowers. 2. any of various plants… …
tansy — [tan′zē] n. pl. tansies [ME < OFr tanesie < VL * tanaceta < LL tanacetum < ?] any of a genus (Tanacetum) of plants of the composite family; esp., a poisonous weed ( T. vulgare) with strong smelling foliage and flat topped clusters of… … English World dictionary
