Costmary

[kɒstmәri]

Definition

(noun.) leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings.

(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.

Typed by Edmund--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Editor: Xenia

Definition

n. a herbaceous perennial composite of southern Europe introduced from Italy in 1568 and cultivated in gardens for the fragrance of the leaves.

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