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• Tansy — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tansy mustard — Tansy 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tansy — Not be confused with tansy ragwort or tansy mustard. For the 1921 British film, see Tansy (film). Tansy Scientific classification Kingdom …   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 oil — noun : a yellow poisonous essential oil obtained from the leaves and tops of the common tansy …   Useful english dictionary

• Tansy beetle — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Double tansy — Tansy 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tansy ragwort — noun widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity • Syn: ↑ragwort, ↑ragweed, ↑benweed, ↑Senecio jacobaea • Hypernyms: ↑weed • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• List of plants by common name — The common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names: binomials, or Latin names. Many plants have several common names, and many common names refer to… …   Wikipedia

• Sisymbrium canescens — Tansy 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English