COSTUS

Etymology

Noun

costus (plural costuses)

A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae).

Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir, or its root.

Anagrams

• SCOTUS, Scouts, custos, scouts

Source: Wiktionary



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