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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: costmary (0.02275 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to costmary.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: costmary
costmary
n 1: 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:
alecost,
bible leaf,
mint geranium
,
balsam herb,
Tanacetum balsamita,
Chrysanthemum balsamita
]
2: leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in
sauces and soups and stuffings
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Costmary
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 as a
pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer.
Called also
alecost.
[1913 Webster]
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