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Definition of: tansy
(tan′zē) noun plural ·sies
Any of a genus (Tanacetum) of coarse perennial herbs; especially, a species (T. vulgare) with yellow flowers and a strongly aromatic and bitter taste, used in medicine for its tonic properties. [<OF tanesie, aphetic var. of athanasie <LL athanasia <Gk., immortality]
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