HyperDic: genus_tanacetum

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Tanacetum:
NOUNplantgenus Tanacetum, Tanacetuma large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums
English > genus Tanacetum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum.
SynonymTanacetum
Member ofCompositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster familyplants with heads composed of many florets
Memberscamphor dune tansy, Tanacetum camphoratumdensely hairy plant with rayless flowers
costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamitatansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers
dusty miller, silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorumshrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down
feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, Chrysanthemum partheniumbushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads
northern dune tansy, Tanacetum douglasiilightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers
painted daisy, pyrethrum, Tanacetum coccineum, Chrysanthemum coccineumspring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers
pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum cinerariifoliumwhite-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below
tansy, golden buttons, scented fern, Tanacetum vulgareCommon perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishabrótano macho, abrótano, boja, tanaceto
Catalanabròtan, broida, herba cuquera, herba menuda, Tanacetum

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