noun
tansy
TANZEE
noun
1
A herb with clusters of small yellow flowers, traditionally used in old-fashioned remedies and cooking.
"Tansy grows wild along the roadside with its flat yellow flower heads."
How to Use Tansy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA yellow-flowered herb once common in traditional medicine and cooking, now mostly grown ornamentally.
Word Forms
tansies plural
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Etymology
From Old French tanesie, ultimately from Medieval Latin tanacetum, a word of uncertain origin possibly linked to the Greek for "immortality" — a nod to the plant's long-lasting flowers.