tansy

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I have watched my dog and cat seek out tansy (tanacetum vulgare) and rub themselves on it.

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A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

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noun

A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

noun

A female given name from English.

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noun

A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

noun

A female given name from English.

Example sentences

I have watched my dog and cat seek out tansy (tanacetum vulgare) and rub themselves on it.

Since we started this practice a couple years ago, there seems to be a noticeable reduction of tansy along our more frequented trails.

I still remember bucking hay, mowing the tansy, running the irrigation truck, taking care of the chickens and dozens of other chores I hated.

We hike a lot, usually twice a weekend, and whenever we can, we pull an invasive tansy which is hepatoxic to deer and other native animals.

Tansy is known to repel ticks and intestinal worms.

I have learned a lot from watching my chickens, my dog and my cats - they self medicate with specific plants (for example, chewing Tansy[1] leaves, which is a powerful medicine, or any of the myriad other wild herbs growing in our garden), and they learn from each other which plants are the interesting ones.