ALECOST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alecost mean? 

• ALECOST (noun)
  The noun ALECOST has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: ALECOST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALECOST (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

alecost; balsam herb; bible leaf; Chrysanthemum balsamita; costmary; mint geranium; Tanacetum balsamita

Hypernyms ("alecost" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "alecost"):

costmary (leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings)

Holonyms ("alecost" is a member of...):

genus Tanacetum; Tanacetum (a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum)