Main Entry:

tan·sy

Pronunciation:

\ˈtan-zē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural tansies

Etymology:

Middle English tansey, from Anglo-French tanesie, from Late Latin tanacita

Date:

13th century

: a common Old World composite herb (Tanacetum vulgare) that is naturalized in North America and has bitter-tasting finely divided aromatic leaves and clustered yellow flower heads lacking ray flowers ; broadly : a plant of the same genus