tansy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tansy*:
NOUN	plant	tansy, golden buttons, scented fern, Tanacetum vulgare	common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally

tansy > pronunciation
Sounds	tae'nziy
Rhymes	Anasazi ... z / Z: 56 rhymes with ziy...

English > *tansy*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally.
Synonyms	golden buttons, scented fern, Tanacetum vulgare
Member of	Tanacetum, genus Tanacetum	A large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums
Broader	composite, composite plant	Considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
Spanish	hierba lombriguera, tanaceto, tanacetum vulgare
Catalan	tanacetum vulgare, Tanacetum vulgare, tanarida

HyperDic: tansy