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COSTMARY
costmary
(noun) leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings
costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamita
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
costmary (usually uncountable, plural costmaries)
An aromatic plant, Tanacetum balsamita, once used to flavour ale (prior to the use of hops)
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Source: Wiktionary
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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