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Princeton's WordNet

  1. costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamitanoun

    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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Alecostnoun

    The name of an herb. Dict.

    Etymology: perhaps from ale, and costus, Lat.

Wikipedia

  1. alecost

    Tanacetum balsamita is a perennial temperate herb known as costmary, alecost, balsam herb, bible leaf, or mint geranium.

ChatGPT

  1. alecost

    Alecost is a plant, also known as costmary or bible leaf, traditionally used to flavor beer before hops were widely introduced. Its scientific name is Tanacetum balsamita. Its leaves, which have a minty aroma, may also be used for making tea.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Alecostnoun

    the plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale

  2. Etymology: [Ale + L. costus an aromatic plant: cf. Costmary.]

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Anagrams for alecost »

  1. coletas

  2. lactose

  3. locates

  4. scatole

  5. talcose

  6. to scale

  7. scotale

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of alecost in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of alecost in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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