TANSIES
Noun
tansies
plural of tansy
Anagrams
• Eastins, Saintes, Setians, Staines, entasis, nasties, sestina, tisanes
Source: Wiktionary
TANSY
Tan"sy, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: Any plant of the composite genus Tanacetum. The common tansy
(T. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition