TANSY


Meaning of TANSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtan-zē ]

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 finely divided aromatic leaves and clustered yellow flower heads lacking ray flowers ; broadly : a plant of the same genus

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