alecost

Noun

ale=cost

WORDNET DICTIONARY

alecost(n = noun.plant) 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;

has parts: costmary

is a member of genus tanacetum, tanacetum

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

alecost, n. [Ale + L. costus an aromatic plant: cf. Costmary.].

The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale. [1913 Webster]