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Noun: alecost  'eyl,kóst
  1. Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavouring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    - costmary, bible leaf, mint geranium, balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamita

Derived forms: alecosts

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum

Encyclopedia: Alecost