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Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers
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alecost
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n. The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavouring ale.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Costmary \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 ...
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Word definitions in WordNet
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 [syn: costmary , bible leaf , mint geranium , balsam herb , ...
Usage examples of alecost.
Huge oaken vats exuded a yeasty scent, and dried alecost hung in bundles from the rafters.