n.
Pronunciation: ' tan-z ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 No. America and has bitter-tasting finely divided aromatic leaves and clustered yellow flower heads lacking ray flowers broadly : a plant of the same genus