noun
1. fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
• Syn: ↑hay-scented, ↑hay-scented fern, ↑boulder fern, ↑Dennstaedtia punctilobula
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dennstaedtia, ↑genus Dennstaedtia
2. common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
• Syn: ↑tansy, ↑golden buttons, ↑Tanacetum vulgare
• Hypernyms: ↑composite, ↑composite plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tanacetum, ↑genus Tanacetum
3. sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds
• Syn: ↑Mohria caffrorum
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Mohria, ↑genus Mohria
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noun1. : hay-scented fern
2. : a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.