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Definition of Alecost
1. 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.
Terms within: Costmary
Group relationships: Genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Alecost
1. n. The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale.
Definition of Alecost
1. Noun. The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavouring ale. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alecost
1. a herb used to flavour ale [n -S]
Medical Definition of Alecost
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Alecost
Literary usage of Alecost
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"THE COSTMARY, or alecost (balsamita vul- garis), an herbaceous plant resembling
in odour the rosemary, though belonging to a different family ..."
2. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
"It was formerly put into ale to give it an aromatic flavor, hence the name alecost.
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3. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1822)
"Costmary, or alecost. ... In France it is used in salads ; and was formerly put
into ale and negus ; and hence the name of alecost. ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"... or alecost, Tanacetum Balsamita, L.—Ger. North, Hal. Wr. Ches. ' From L.
costus, some unknown aromatic, and ale, so called from its having formerly been ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1878)
"Called also alecost from its having formerly been esteemed an agreeable aromatic
bitter, and much vsed for flavouring ale : " If you list to make a pleasant ..."
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