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Definition of Costmary
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.
Group relationships: Genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
2. Noun. Leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings.
Group relationships: Alecost, Balsam Herb, Bible Leaf, Chrysanthemum Balsamita, Mint Geranium, Tanacetum Balsamita
Definition of Costmary
1. 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.
Definition of Costmary
1. Noun. An aromatic plant, of the genus ''Balsamita'', once used to flavour ale (prior to the use of hops) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Costmary
1. an herb used in salads [n -MARIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Costmary
Literary usage of Costmary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1812)
"^Ageratum-leaved costmary. Nat. of Candia and Africa. Introd. before 1605, by Mr.
John ... 840. ffat. of the South of France and Italy, Common costmary. ..."
2. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1835)
"The costmary is a hardy perennial plant, a native of Italy, and introduced in
... The whole plant has a peculiarly agreeable odour, and its name, costmary, ..."
3. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1860)
"The costmary is a hardy perennial plant, a native of Italy, and introduced in
... The whole plant has a peculiarly agreeable odour, and its name, costmary, ..."
4. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics: Embracing the Myths, Traditions by Richard Folkard (1884)
"The costmary is held to be under Jupiter. COSTUS.—The Costus speciosus, an Indian
swamp tree, celebrated for its sweet fruit, is a sacred tree, ..."
5. The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1881)
"costmary is of especiall vee in the Spring of the yeare, among other such like
herbs, to make Sage Ale, and thereupon I thinke it tooke the name of ..."
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