Meaning Of The Word Tansy

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tansy in American English
any of a genus (Tanacetum) of plants of the composite family; esp., a poisonous weed (T. vulgare) with strong-smelling foliage and flat-topped clusters of small, yellow, rayless flower heads
noun: 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

tansy in British English
noun: 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)

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