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tansy 音标拼音: [t'ænzi] n. 艾菊 艾菊 tansy n 1: common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter- tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally [ synonym: { tansy}, { golden buttons}, { scented fern}, { Tanacetum vulgare}] 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 tansy ({ Tanacetum vulgare}) has finely divided leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked with butter in a shallow dish. [ Obs.] -- Pepys. [ 1913 Webster] { Double tansy} ( Bot.), a variety of the common tansy with the leaves more dissected than usual. { Tansy mustard} ( Bot.), a plant ({ Sisymbrium canescens}) of the Mustard family, with tansylike leaves. [ 1913 Webster]
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