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Definition of Costus
1. Noun. A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus ''Costus'' (family Costaceae). ¹
2. Noun. The root of ''Aplotaxis lappa'', a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Costus
1. an aromatic root [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Costus
Literary usage of Costus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"Seems to differ from Zingiber merely in the lower lip being slightly trilobate
and twice as long as the outer limb. 1. costus conicus. Leaves glabrous. ..."
2. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"LINN. sya. of costus speciosus. The roots of costus ara- ... Linn, Fate., and
costus speciosus«, formerly considered the source of this perfume. ..."
3. Thirty-five Years in the East: Adventures, Discoveries, Experiements, and by John Martin Honigberger (1852)
"costus albus. Costis dulcis. costus veterum—is probably brought from Arabia into
... 214) Canella alba, costus amarus, and the Bark of Winterianus spurius, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1879)
"In both these respects costus root agrees well with elecampane and other aromatic
roots of the Composite. The microscope, therefore, affords further ..."
5. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"The local market is supplied with fresh plantains chiefly from Bassein, where
they are extensively cultivated. costus speciosus, Sm., Lam. III. t., I. 3; ..."
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