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tansy

[ tan-zee ]

noun

plural tansies.
  1. any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.


tansy

/ ˈæԳɪ /

noun

  1. 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. any of various similar plants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tansy1

1225–75; Middle English < Old French tanesie, aphetic variant of atanesie < Medieval Latin athanasia < Greek ٳ󲹲Բí immortality, equivalent to a- a- 6 + ٳáԲ ( os ) death ( Thanatos ) + -ia -y 3, with ti < si
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tansy1

C15: 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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Example Sentences

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The herbs commonly used included pennyroyal and tansy.

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Along with members of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, which owns some adjacent land, Hamman and her colleagues plan to burn some of Noyes’ pastures later this year to help control tansy ragwort.

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They started using medicines, which Madame Restell and others provided, that were made out of things like turpentine and tansy.

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The technique recorded how the abundance of different species changed through time: For example, the rapid bloom and growth of the tansy mustard in early spring, an event missed by ground surveys.

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But that was changing: He pointed to butter-and-eggs, oxeye daisies, bellflowers, tufted vetch, hemp nettle, spotted jewelweed, creeping Charlie, common tansy, orange hawkweed.

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