About The Word Costmary
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Costmary
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What's The Definition Of Costmary?
[n] leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings
[n] 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Costmary: alecost | balsam herb | bible leaf | Chrysanthemum balsamita | mint geranium | Tanacetum balsamita Related Terms | Find terms related to Costmary: See Also | alecost | balsam herb | bible leaf | Chrysanthemum balsamita | costmary | costmary | genus Tanacetum | herb | herb | herbaceous plant | mint geranium | Tanacetum | Tanacetum balsamita Costmary In Webster's Dictionary \Cost"ma*ry\ (k?st"m?-r?), n. [L. costum an Oriental
aromatic plant (Gr. ???, cf. Ar. kost, kust) + Maria Mary.
Cf. {Alecost}.] (Bot.)
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}.
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