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Webster 1913 Edition

Tansy

Tan′sy

,
Noun.
[OE.
tansaye
, F.
tanaise
; cf. It. & Sp.
tanaceto
, NL.
tanacetum
, Pg.
atanasia
,
athanasia
, Gr.
ἀθανασία
immortality, fr.
ἀθάνατοσ
immortal;
ἀ
priv. +
θάνατοσ
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.
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.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tansy

TAN'SY

,
Noun.
s as z. [L. tanacetum.] A plant of the genus Tanacetum, of many species. It is extremely bitter to the taste, and used for medicinal and culinary purposes.

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