COMMON WORMWOOD vs COSTMARY: NOUN
- Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
- An aromatic plant, of the genus Balsamita, once used to flavour ale (prior to the use of hops)
- 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.
- A perennial plant, Tanacetum Balsamita, of the natural order Compositæ, a native of the south of Europe, long cultivated in gardens for the agreeable fragrance of its leaves.
- A Eurasian perennial herb (Tanacetum balsamita syn. Chrysanthemum balsamita) in the composite family, having aromatic foliage sometimes used for potpourri, tea, or flavoring.
- 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
- Leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings
COMMON WORMWOOD vs COSTMARY: OTHER WORD TYPES
- N/A
- Used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring
COMMON WORMWOOD vs COSTMARY: RELATED WORDS
- Swallowwort, Felwort, Absinthin, Costmary, Tripleurospermum, False foxglove, Nabalus, Wormwood, Wood mint, Rattlesnake root, Cupflower, Genus artemisia, Old man, Absinthe, Artemisia absinthium
- Wood mint, Bush pea, False foxglove, Giant hyssop, Herbous, Herb, Sweet cicely, Wild ginger, Rattlesnake root, Tanacetum balsamita, Mint geranium, Chrysanthemum balsamita, Bible leaf, Balsam herb, Alecost
COMMON WORMWOOD vs COSTMARY: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Swallowwort, Felwort, Absinthin, Costmary, Tripleurospermum, False foxglove, Nabalus, Wormwood, Wood mint, Rattlesnake root, Cupflower, Genus artemisia, Old man, Absinthe, Artemisia absinthium
- Pellitory, Asarabacca, Salpiglossis, Cupflower, Wood mint, Bush pea, False foxglove, Giant hyssop, Herbous, Herb, Sweet cicely, Wild ginger, Rattlesnake root, Bible leaf, Alecost
COMMON WORMWOOD vs COSTMARY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- N/A
- Cultivars and related plants Two other herbs, feverfew and tansy, were shuffled into the Tanacetum genus along with costmary.
- Costmary and lavender (optional), boiled in water, can be added to laundry rinsing water for a sweet fragrance.
- Composition of costmary oils from different countries was reported in several articles.