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COSTMARIES
Noun
costmaries
plural of costmary
Anagrams
• Massoretic
Source: Wiktionary
COSTMARY
Cost"ma*ry (kst"m-r), n. Etym: [L. costum an Oriental aromatic plant (Gr. kost, kust) + Maria Mary. Cf.Alecost.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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