alecost

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noun

The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.

Similar
costmarybible leafmint geraniumbalsam herbTanacetum balsamitaChrysanthemum balsamita
OriginLatin costus →
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Meanings

nounalecost (usually uncountable, plural alecosts)

plural alecosts

  1. uncountableusuallyThe plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountansy-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

Similar
costmarybible leafmint geraniumbalsam herbTanacetum balsamitaChrysanthemum balsamita
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
bible leafcostmarymint geranium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincostus“an aromatic plant”
  2. Englishalecost

From ale + Latin costus (“an aromatic plant”). Compare costmary.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LacostelactoseCastelotalcosescotale
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APA

alecost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alecost

MLA

“alecost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alecost. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alecost,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alecost.

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