释义 |
tansy noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈtæn.zi/ us /ˈtæn.zi/ a plant with several small, yellow flowers and thin, delicate leaves, used, especially in the past, to make medicines and to flavour food: Unusual herbs like savory and tansy are easier to grow than to find in a shop. A tansy pudding used to be a traditional dish for Easter. Tansy was used in cooking, as a tonic, as a soothing lotion, and as an insect repellent. Sachets of tansy leaves make good moth repellents for the wardrobe. Bunches of tansy were traditionally placed at windows to keep out flies. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium locoweed loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist sea pink sedum sego lily self-heal senecio |