tanacetum vulgare

2 definitions found

tanacetum vulgare - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tansy \Tan"sy\, n. [OE. tansaye, F. tanaise; cf. It. & Sp.
     tanaceto, NL. tanacetum, Pg. atanasia, athanasia, Gr.
     'aqanasi`a immortality, fr. 'aqa`natos immortal; 'a priv. +
     qa`natos death.]
     1. (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus Tanacetum. The
        common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) has finely divided
        leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste.
        It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes.
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     2. A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs,
        sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked
        with butter in a shallow dish. [Obs.] --Pepys.
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     Double tansy (Bot.), a variety of the common tansy with the
        leaves more dissected than usual.
  
     Tansy mustard (Bot.), a plant (Sisymbrium canescens) of
        the Mustard family, with tansylike leaves.
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tanacetum vulgare - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Tanacetum vulgare
      n 1: common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having
           buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate
           leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: tansy, golden buttons
           , scented fern, Tanacetum vulgare]