| NOUN | plant | balsam herb, costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamita | tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamita | |
| Member of | Tanacetum, genus Tanacetum | A large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums |
| Parts | costmary | leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | alecost | |
| Catalan | alecost | |
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