COSTMARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does costmary mean? 

• COSTMARY (noun)
  The noun COSTMARY has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: COSTMARY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COSTMARY (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 ("costmary" 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 "costmary"):

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

Holonyms ("costmary" 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("costmary" is a part of...):

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