tansy
Americannoun
noun
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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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any of various similar plants
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tansy
1225–75; Middle English < Old French tanesie, aphetic variant of atanesie < Medieval Latin athanasia < Greek athanasía immortality, equivalent to a- a- 6 + thánat ( os ) death ( see Thanatos) + -ia -y 3, with ti < si
Example Sentences
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The herbs commonly used included pennyroyal and tansy.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024
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.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023
In the 1860s, an American suspecting a possible pregnancy may have used plants like tansy, black or blue cohosh, rue, angelica or pennyroyal to bring on bleeding.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2022
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.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 30, 2021
"Soon you can drive your wagon over to my house and I will give you more. I have tansy."
From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan
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