Tansy: 1 definition
Introduction:
Tansy means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tansy in Common names is the name of a plant defined with Tanacetum vulgare in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pyrethrum vulgare (L.) Boissier (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844 (1843)
· Systematisches Verzeichnis (1800)
· Caroli Linnæi … Systema plantarum Europae. (1785)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1837)
· Historia et Commentationes Academiae Electoralis Scientiarum et Elegantiorum Literarum Theodoro-Palatinae Physicum (1775)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tansy mustard, Tansy ragwort, Tansyleaf evening primrose.
Ends with: Common tansy, Goose tansy, Wild tansy.
Full-text: Goose tansy, Common tansy, Tansy ragwort, Wild tansy, Tansy mustard, Green tansy mustard.
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