NORTHERN DUNE TANSY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does northern dune tansy mean? 

• NORTHERN DUNE TANSY (noun)
  The noun NORTHERN DUNE TANSY has 1 sense:

1. lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America

  Familiarity information: NORTHERN DUNE TANSY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORTHERN DUNE TANSY (noun)

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Meaning:

Lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

northern dune tansy; Tanacetum douglasii

Hypernyms ("northern dune tansy" is a kind of...):

wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

Holonyms ("northern dune tansy" is a member of...):

genus Tanacetum; Tanacetum (a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum)