Common Tansy

tan·sy (t

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n. pl. tan·sies

Any of several plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially T. vulgare, native to Eurasia, having corymbs of buttonlike yellow flower heads and aromatic, pinnately dissected leaves that are sometimes used medicinally.

[Middle English, from Old French tanesie, from Vulgar Latin *tanacta, from Late Latin tanactum, wormwood.]

tansy [ˈtænzɪ]

n pl -sies

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of numerous plants of the genus Tanacetum, esp T. vulgare, having yellow flowers in flat-topped clusters and formerly used in medicine and for seasoning: family Asteraceae (composites)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar plants

[from Old French tanesie, from Medieval Latin athanasia tansy (with reference to its alleged power to prolong life), from Greek: immortality]

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Noun

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

golden buttons, Tanacetum vulgare, scented fern

composite plant, composite - considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers

genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum - a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum

Translations

tansy [ˈtænzɪ] N → tanaceto m, atanasia f

tansy

n → Rainfarn m

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alecost balsam herb benweed bible leaf Chrysanthemum balsamita costmary Descurainia Descurainia pinnata Double tansy genus Descurainia genus Hugueninia genus Tanacetum goose-tansy Hugueninia Hugueninia tanacetifolia Machaeranthera tanacetifolia mint geranium Senecio jacobaea Sisymbrium tanacetifolia	ex Hornem) is widespread in the Far East, where the great nettle (Urtica dioica L) is widespread in Europe; northern tansy (Tanacetum boreale Fisch) is widespread instead of the common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L), Far-East wild strawberry (Fragaria orientalis Losinsk) instead of European wood strawberry (Fragaria vesca L), Keiskei lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria keiskei Miq) instead of lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis). Medicinal plants of the Russian Far East by Stepanova, T.A.; Stusenko, O.V. / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism	common scoter common scurvy grass common seal common sense common servicing common shares common shiner common shrew common sickle pine common snapping turtle common snowberry common soldier common sorrel common speedwell common spindle tree common spoonbill common spotted orchid common St John's wort common staghorn fern common starling common stinkhorn common stock common stock equivalent common sunflower common supplies Common Tansy common tarweed common teasel common thorn apple Common thrift common thyme common time common tobacco common topaz common touch common unicorn plant common use common use alternatives common user item common valerian common vetchling common viper common wallaby common wart common wasp common water snake common watercress common wheat common white dogwood common winterberry holly common wolffia	Common System Area Common System Engineering Work Bench COMmon System for Technical Analysis and Reporting Common System Interface Common System Main Interconnecting Frame Common System Services Functional Segment Common System Track Stores Common Systems Configuration Engineering Common Systems Engineering Common Systems Function List Common Systems Planning & Engineering Common Systems Planning and Engineering Common Systems Planning and Engineering Center Common Systems Software Common Table Expression Common Table of Allowance Common Tactical Aircraft Common Tactical Database Common Tactical Dataset Common Tactical Display Common Tactical Picture Common Tactical Picture Manager Common Tailorbird common tangent Common Tansy Common Targeting Data Link Common Targeting System common tarweed Common Task for Assessment Common Task Skill Qualification Test Common Task Soldier's Manual Common Task Test Common Task Training Common Teal common teasel Common Technical Document Common Technical Framework Common Technical Interface Design Plan Common technical regulation Common Technical Requirements common tegus common tegus Common tendinous ring Common tendinous ring Common tendinous ring Common tendinous ring Common tendinous ring Common Tenrec Common Tenrec Common Tenrec common tenrecs common tenrecs common tenrecs Common Terminal Radar Approach Control Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events

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alecost
balsam herb
benweed
bible leaf
Chrysanthemum balsamita
costmary
Descurainia
Descurainia pinnata
Double tansy
genus Descurainia
genus Hugueninia
genus Tanacetum
goose-tansy
Hugueninia
Hugueninia tanacetifolia
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
mint geranium
Senecio jacobaea
Sisymbrium tanacetifolia

ex Hornem) is widespread in the Far East, where the great nettle (Urtica dioica L) is widespread in Europe; northern tansy (Tanacetum boreale Fisch) is widespread instead of the common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L), Far-East wild strawberry (Fragaria orientalis Losinsk) instead of European wood strawberry (Fragaria vesca L), Keiskei lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria keiskei Miq) instead of lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis).

Medicinal plants of the Russian Far East by Stepanova, T.A.; Stusenko, O.V. / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism

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