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alecost
Alternative clues for the word alecost
- Strange tales about firm that once flavoured beer
- Aromatic plant
- Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers
- Guinness for one presented by east German plant
- Sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
- Used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring
Word definitions for alecost in dictionaries
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 ...
WordNet
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 , ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavouring ale.
Usage examples of alecost.
Huge oaken vats exuded a yeasty scent, and dried alecost hung in bundles from the rafters.