costmary

English

Tanacetum balsamita

Etymology

Latin costum, from Ancient Greek [Term?] (“an Oriental aromatic plant”), and Maria (“the Virgin Mary”).

Noun

costmary (usually uncountable, plural costmaries)

1. An aromatic plant (Tanacetum balsamita), once used to flavour ale (prior to the use of hops).

Translations

Translations

• Bulgarian: Калоферче (Kaloferče)
• French: menthe-coq (fr)
• German: Frauenminze
• Persian: شاهسپرغم
• Russian: Пижма бальзамическая (Pižma balʹzamičeskaja)
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: žonska ḿetej

Anagrams

• mascotry