Associations to the word «Tansy»

TANSY, noun. A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

TANSY, noun. (uncountable) (obsolete) A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs (including tansy), baked with butter in a shallow dish.

TANSY, proper noun. A female given name.

TANSY, noun. Common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally.