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Showing words for TANSY using the English dictionary

5 Letter Words for Tansy

antsy, nasty, santy, styan, tansy

4 Letter Words for Tansy

ants, nast, nats, nays, nyas, sant, stay, tans, tays

3 Letter Words for Tansy

ans, ant, any, ast, ays, nas, nat, nay, nys, san, sat, say, sny, sta, sty, syn, tan, tas, tay, yan, yas, yat

Definitions for Tansy

[1] any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
[2] any of numerous plants of the genus Tanacetum, esp T. vulgare, having yellow flowers in flat-topped clusters and formerly used in medicine and for seasoning: family Asteraceae (composites)
[3] any of various similar plants

Words nearby Tansy

tannu tuva people's republic, tanoan, tanorexic, tanrec, tans, tansy, tansy ragwort, tant mieux, tant pis, tanta, tantalate

Origin of Tansy

1225–75; Middle English < Old French tanesie, aphetic variant of atanesie < Medieval Latin athanasia < Greek athanasía immortality, equivalent to a- a-6 + thánat(os ) death (see Thanatos) + -ia -y3, with ti < si

Word origin for Tansy

C15: from Old French tanesie, from Medieval Latin athanasia tansy (with reference to its alleged power to prolong life), from Greek: immortality