Tansy

/ˈtænzi/ noun

Definition

A yellow flowering plant with feathery leaves that was historically used as a medicine and to flavor food, though it can be poisonous in large amounts.

Etymology

From Old French 'tanaisie' and Greek 'athanasia' meaning 'immortality,' because the plant stays fresh for a long time. Ancient people believed it could prolong life.

Kelly Says

Medieval people used tansy to flavor Easter cakes and made tansy wine, but they were unknowingly playing with poison—the plant contains thujone, the same psychoactive compound in absinthe, so they were literally getting high off their holiday desserts.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ታንሳይ
tan-say
ARالعربية
زهرة تانزيت
zah-rah tan-zeet
BNবাংলা
তান্সি
tan-shi
CACatalà
tansy
tan-see
CSČeština
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
DADansk
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
DEDeutsch
Tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
ELΕλληνικά
τανασετούμ
ta-na-se-too-m
ESEspañol
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
FAفارسی
تانسيت
tan-seet
FISuomi
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
FRFrançais
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
GUGU
તંસી
tan-see
HAHA
tansy
tan-see
HEעברית
טנזטום
tan-ze-tom
HIहिन्दी
तंस्य
tan-sya
HUMagyar
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
IGIG
tansy
tan-see
ITItaliano
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
JA日本語
タンゼツ
tan-ze-tsu
KKKK
тансет
tan-set
KMKM
តានសី
ta-an-see
KO한국어
탱셋
taeng-se-t
MRMR
तंसी
tan-see
MSBahasa Melayu
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
MYမြန်မာ
တန်စီ
tan-see
NLNederlands
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
NONorsk
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
PAPA
ਤੰਸੀ
tan-see
PLPolski
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
PTPortuguês
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
RORomână
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
RUРусский
танецет
tan-se-tet
SVSvenska
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
SWKiswahili
tansy
tan-see
TAதமிழ்
தானி
tha-ani
TEతెలుగు
తంసీ
tan-see
THไทย
ดอกทาน
dok-taan
TLTL
tansy
tan-see
TRTürkçe
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
UKУкраїнська
танецьет
tan-tse-tet
URاردو
تانزيت
tan-zeet
VITiếng Việt
tanacetum
ta-na-se-tum
YOYO
tansy
tan-see
ZH中文
金鸡菊
jīn jī jú
ZUZU
tansy
tan-see

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