TANSY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tansy mean? 

• TANSY (noun)
  The noun TANSY has 1 sense:

1. common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally

  Familiarity information: TANSY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TANSY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

golden buttons; scented fern; Tanacetum vulgare; tansy

Hypernyms ("tansy" is a kind of...):

composite; composite plant (considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers)

Holonyms ("tansy" is a member of...):

genus Tanacetum; Tanacetum (a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum)