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Noun: tansy  tan-zee
  1. Common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
    - golden buttons, scented fern, Tanacetum vulgare

Derived forms: tansies

Type of: composite, composite plant

Part of: genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum

Encyclopedia: Tansy

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