Definition of Tanacetum camphoratum

1. Noun. Densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area.

Exact synonyms: Camphor Dune Tansy
Group relationships: Genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tanacetum Camphoratum

Tampa
Tampa Bay
Tampax
Tampere
Tampico
Tamplin
Tamra
Tamsin
Tamul
Tamuls
Tamus
Tamus communis
Tamyen
Tanacetum
Tanacetum balsamita
Tanacetum camphoratum (current term)
Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Tanacetum coccineum
Tanacetum douglasii
Tanacetum parthenium
Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum
Tanacetum vulgare
Tanach
Tanagra
Tanaina
Tanainas
Tanakh
Tanana
Tanapox
Tancred

Literary usage of Tanacetum camphoratum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"A white cottony plant about 4 to 6 dm. tall. *Achillea lanulosa Nutt., Yarrow. Common; generally 3 to 4 dm. tall. *Tanacetum camphoratum Less., Dune Tansy. ..."

2. Nature and Science on the Pacific Coast: A Guide-book for Scientific by Pacific Coast Committee (1915)
"The dune tansy (Tanacetum camphoratum) is restricted to the beaches and dunes from Monterey to Humboldt, but is replaced on the coast of Oregon and ..."

3. Nature and Science on the Pacific Coast: A Guide-book for Scientific by Pacific Coast Committee, Betty Hoag McGlynn (1915)
"The dune tansy (Tanacetum camphoratum) is restricted to the beaches and dunes from Monterey to Humboldt, but is replaced on the coast of Oregon and ..."

4. Zoe: A Biological Journal by Townshend Stith Brandegee, Katharine Layne Brandegee (1891)
"1250). About the cliffs of Telegraph Hill. June—August. " Feverfew." 273. Tanacetum camphoratum Less. ..."

5. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1902)
"Tanacetum camphoratum is a common species on loose, drifting sand at Point Arena and Humboldt Bay. Salix sp., a species of willow, is also common in some ..."

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