Look up: costmary

1. costmary
   [n] - tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers 2. [n] - leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. Costmary
   Cost'ma·ry noun [ Latin costum an Oriental aromatic plant (Gr. ........., confer Arabic kost , kust ) + Maria Mary. Confer Alecost .] (Botany) A garden plant ( Chrysanthemum Balsamita ) having a strong ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/168
   
   
3. costmary
   noun leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
4. costmary
   alecost 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
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
5. Costmary
   • (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.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
6. costmary
   (Tanacetum balsamita), aromatic herb of the aster family (Asteracae) with yellow, button-shaped flowers. Its bitter, slightly lemony leaves may be ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/147