Tanacetum


Definition: Meaning of, Tanacetum in English to English dictionary.

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  1. a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum
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Tanacetum used in phrases

  • Tanacetum balsamita (noun)
    1. tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavouring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
  • Tanacetum camphoratum (noun)
    1. densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area
  • Tanacetum cinerariifolium (noun)
    1. white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
  • Tanacetum coccineum (noun)
    1. 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
  • Tanacetum douglasii (noun)
    1. 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
  • Tanacetum parthenium (noun)
    1. bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
  • Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum (noun)
    1. shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
  • Tanacetum vulgare (noun)
    1. common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
  • genus Tanacetum (noun)
    1. a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum
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