COSTMARY
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)
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)
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)
