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tansy ragwort

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a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.

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Origin of tansy ragwort

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby tansy ragwort

tanrec, tan rot, Tans, tan someone's hide, tansy, tansy ragwort, Tanta, tantalate, tantalic, tantalic acid, tantalite

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How to use tansy ragwort in a sentence

She had one in her hand now, and was wondering if ever any one had a dress of green velvet, tansy-color, with gold buttons.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome|Laura E. Richards
Later she went out beside the west fence and gathered an armful of tansy which she boiled to a thick green tea.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
Plants of pinnated leaves, as the Tansy, are more sensible than these to the effects of light.
Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease|John Grove
Tansy tea; Infusum tanaceti, L. From the dried herb, or the green herb using double the quantity.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

The china asters bloomed; the sun drew out the odours of thyme and rue and tansy.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston