Tansy

n.	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.
	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. 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.

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tansy - common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally Synonyms: golden buttons, Tanacetum vulgare, scented fern

composite, composite plant, genus Tanacetum, golden buttons, scented fern, Tanacetum, Tanacetum vulgare