Definition of Tanacetum vulgare

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

Exact synonyms: Golden Buttons, Scented Fern, Tansy
Generic synonyms: Composite, Composite Plant
Group relationships: Genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tanacetum Vulgare

Tamra
Tamsin
Tamul
Tamuls
Tamus
Tamus communis
Tamyen
Tanacetum
Tanacetum balsamita
Tanacetum camphoratum
Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Tanacetum coccineum
Tanacetum douglasii
Tanacetum parthenium
Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum
Tanacetum vulgare
Tanach
Tanagra
Tanaina
Tanainas
Tanakh
Tanana
Tanapox
Tancred
Tandearil
Tanduay
Taney
Tang Dynasty
Tang dynasty

Literary usage of Tanacetum vulgare

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Physiological materia medica, containing all that is known of the by William H. Burt (1896)
"Night;.in a warm room, and motion. Amelioration.—In fresh, cold air. TANACETUM VULGARE. Tansy. Habitat: Europe, etc. Tincture of the fresh plant. Class III. ..."

2. Physiological Materia Medica by William H. Burt (1883)
"... from poisoning with Nicotine may ensue. Aggravation.—Night; in a warm room, apd motion. Amelioration.—In fresh, cold air. tanacetum vulgare. Tansy. ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1898)
"... or nearly so; heads numerous, 3"-5" broad. 1. T. vulgare. 1. tanacetum vulgare L. Tansy. ... tanacetum vulgare crispum DC. Prodr. 6: 128. (Fig. 3996. ..."

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