单词 | alecost |
释义 | alecost (once / 2954828 pages) n WORD FAMILY alecost USAGE EXAMPLESFormerly several plants were used as well as hops to season ale, hence the name “alehoof” for Nepeta Glechoma, and “alecost” for Balsamita vulgaris. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) The leaves are used in salads, and also for flavoring ale or beer: hence the name "Alecost." Burr, Fearing, The Field and Garden Vegetables of...(2010) n 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 Syn|Hyper Chrysanthemum balsamita, Tanacetum balsamita, balsam herb, bible leaf, costmary, mint geranium herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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