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Tansy — Not be confused with tansy ragwort or tansy mustard. For the 1921 British film, see Tansy (film). Tansy Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
tansy — In the Cambridgeshire fens people held two oddly contradictory beliefs about the medical effects of this plant. Couples anxious to have children ate tansy leaves as a salad, on the theory that rabbits like the plant and are notorious breeders; … A Dictionary of English folklore
tansy mustard — noun North American herb with bitter tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy • Syn: ↑Descurainia pinnata • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Descurainia, ↑genus Descurainia * * * … Useful english dictionary
tansy — noun /ˈtanzi,ˈtæn.zi/ A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare. The sunny afternoon was there, like another land. By the path grew tansy and little trees … Wiktionary
tansy — [ tanzi] noun a plant with yellow flat topped button like flower heads and aromatic leaves. [Tanacetum vulgare and related species.] Origin ME: from OFr. tanesie, prob. from med. L. athanasia immortality , from Gk … English new terms dictionary
tansy — n. (pl. ies) any plant of the genus Tanacetum, esp. T. vulgare with yellow button like flowers and aromatic leaves, formerly used in medicines and cookery. Etymology: ME f. OF tanesie f. med.L athanasia immortality f. Gk … Useful english dictionary
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