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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: tansy, -tansy-
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CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates]
tansy

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
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WordNet (3.0)
camphor dune tansy(n) densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area, Syn. Tanacetum camphoratum
northern dune tansy(n) lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America, Syn. Tanacetum douglasii
tansy(n) common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally, Syn. Tanacetum vulgare, scented fern, golden buttons
tansy-leaved rocket(n) perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium, Syn. Hugueninia tanacetifolia, Sisymbrium tanacetifolia
tansy mustard(n) North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy, Syn. Descurainia pinnata
tansy-scented(adj) smelling of tansy, Syn. tansy-smelling
ragwort(n) widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity, Syn. Senecio jacobaea, benweed, ragweed, tansy ragwort
silverweed(n) low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia, Syn. goose-tansy, goose grass, Potentilla anserina
tahoka daisy(n) wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico, Syn. tansy leaf aster, Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
goose-tansy

n. (Bot.), Same as goose-grass.
Syn. -- silverweed, goose-grass, Potentilla anserina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Tansy

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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