NOUN | plant | bible leaf, costmary, alecost, mint geranium, balsam herb, 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, mint geranium, balsam herb, 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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