Alecost

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alecost \Ale"cost`\, n. [Ale + L. costus an aromatic plant: cf.
     {Costmary}.] (Bot.)
     The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for
     flavoring ale.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Costmary \Cost"ma*ry\ (k?st"m?-r?), n. [L. costum an Oriental
     aromatic plant (Gr. ???, cf. Ar. kost, kust) + Maria Mary.
     Cf. {Alecost}.] (Bot.)
     A garden plant ({Chrysanthemum Balsamita}) having a strong
     balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a
     pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer.
     Called also {alecost}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alecost
       n : 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 [syn: {costmary}, {bible leaf}, {mint
           geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum
           balsamita}]