tanacetum : Idioms & Phrases

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genus tanacetum

  • noun a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum
    Tanacetum.
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tanacetum balsamita

  • noun tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    mint geranium; balsam herb; alecost; bible leaf; Chrysanthemum balsamita; costmary.
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tanacetum camphoratum

  • noun densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area
    camphor dune tansy.
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tanacetum cinerariifolium

  • noun white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    Dalmatia pyrethrum; Dalmatian pyrethrum; Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium; pyrethrum.
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tanacetum coccineum

  • noun spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    painted daisy; Chrysanthemum coccineum; pyrethrum.
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tanacetum douglasii

  • noun 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
    northern dune tansy.
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tanacetum parthenium

  • noun bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    Chrysanthemum parthenium; feverfew.
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tanacetum ptarmiciflorum

  • noun shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    silver lace; dusty miller; Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum; silver-lace.
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tanacetum vulgare

  • noun common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
    scented fern; golden buttons; tansy.
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