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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tansy — f English: a flower name, derived from Greek athanasia immortal. It has enjoyed some popularity as a given name in the 20th century … First names dictionary
tansy — (n.) (Tanacetum vulgare), mid 13c., from O.Fr. tanesie (13c.), from Gallo Romance *tanaceta, from L.L. tanacetum wormwood, from aphetic form of Gk. athanasia immortality, so called probably for its persistence. English folklore associates it with … Etymology dictionary
tansy — [tan′zē] n. pl. tansies [ME < OFr tanesie < VL * tanaceta < LL tanacetum < ?] 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… … English World dictionary
Tansy — Not be confused with tansy ragwort or tansy mustard. For the 1921 British film, see Tansy (film). Tansy Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
tansy — In the Cambridgeshire fens people held two oddly contradictory beliefs about the medical effects of this plant. Couples anxious to have children ate tansy leaves as a salad, on the theory that rabbits like the plant and are notorious breeders; … A Dictionary of English folklore
tansy — /tan zee/, n., pl. tansies. 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. [1225 75; ME < OF tanesie, aph. var. of atanesie… … Universalium
tansy — paprastoji bitkrėslė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos dekoratyvinis prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Tanacetum vulgare), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti. atitikmenys:… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
tansy — skaistenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių (Asteraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Tanacetum). atitikmenys: lot. Tanacetum angl. tansy vok. Rainfarn rus. пижма; ромашник lenk. wrotycz … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
Tansy beetle — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
