HyperDic: balsam_herb

English > 1 sense of the expression balsam herb:
NOUNplantbalsam herb, costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamitatansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers
English > balsam herb: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtansy-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.
Synonymscostmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamita
Member ofTanacetum, genus TanacetumA large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums
Partscostmaryleaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishalecost
Catalanalecost

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