Definition of Costmary. Meaning of Costmary. Synonyms of Costmary

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Definition of Costmary

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.

Meaning of Costmary from wikipedia

- is a perennial temperate herb known as costmary, alecost, balsam herb, bible leaf, or mint geranium. Costmary is a perennial with oval serrated leaves...
- burial sheets of the dead to repel vermin. Other familiar species include costmary (T. balsamita) and feverfew (T. parthenium). Tansies are mainly perennial...
- "cinnamon, mace, lemon balm, dried hyssop flower tops, peppermint, thyme, costmary, arnica flowers, genepi, and angelica roots", and that yellow chartreuse...
- Coriander seed (Coriandrum sativum) Coriander, Vietnamese (Persicaria odorata) Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita) Cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba) Culantro, culangot, long...
- lavender, rosemary, hyssop, southern wormwood, savoury, lemon balm, basil, costmary, spikenard, chamomile, and pennyroyal. Marigolds could grow perennially...
- include germander, marjoram, thyme, southernwood, lemon balm, hyssop, costmary, acanthus, mallow, chamomile, rosemary, calendula, viola and santolina...
- Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandrie: basil, lemon balm, chamomile, costmary, cowslips, daisies, fennel, germander, hyssop, lavender, spike lavender...
- Insect repellent. Sage Insect repellent. Tansy Insect repellent. Basil Costmary Cowslips Daisies (all kinds of) Sweet Fennel Flea repellent. Germander...
- for skin, food, and hair Coffee oil, used to flavor food. Coriander oil Costmary oil (bible leaf oil), formerly used medicinally in Europe; still used as...
- have rendered his body safe against danger from poison". It contained: costmary, 1–66 grams sweet flag, 20 grams hyperi****, 8 grams Natural gum, 8 grams...