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Costmary

Costmary Meaning & Definition
Costmary Definition And Meaning

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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