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costmary
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun costmary has 2 senses
- costmary(n = noun.plant) alecost, balsam herb, bible leaf, chrysanthemum balsamita, mint geranium, tanacetum balsamita - 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; Array has parts: costmary
- costmary(n = noun.food) Array - leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings; Array is a kind of herb
is a member of genus tanacetum, tanacetum
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a part of alecost, balsam herb, bible leaf, chrysanthemum balsamita, costmary, mint geranium, tanacetum balsamita
CIDE DICTIONARY
costmary, n. [L. costum an Oriental aromatic plant (Gr. , cf. Ar. kost, kust) + Maria Mary. Cf. Alecost.].
A garden plant (Chrysanthemum Balsamita ) having a strong balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer. Called also alecost . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
costmary, n. (pl. -ies) an aromatic composite plant, Balsamita major, formerly used in medicine and for flavouring ale.
Etymology
OE cost f. L costum f. Gk kostos f. Arab. kust an aromatic plant + (St) Mary (with whom it was associated in medieval times)
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