Bible Leaf (Noun)
Meaning
Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Tansy is often confused with chamomile, but the true tansy leaf has a fern-like shape and a more bitter taste.
- The woman threw a pinch of the yellowed ground staminate tansy leaves into her potpourri concoction.
- To make a traditional European herbal tea, steep some tansy leaves in piping hot water with a dollop of honey for up to five minutes.
- It is also called Ragwort, Stinking Willie due to its reputation for bitterness, but the leaves are also used in desserts such as apple cakes and puddings besides salads like a lettuce substitute and a flavoring.
- Tansy, in particular, is a type of pot herb that gives a slightly bitter, pungent flavor that goes with savory dishes such as beef stew, sauerkraut, stewed chicken, and sometimes as a accompaniment to cheese.