Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Costmary

Costmary (k?st"m?-r?) , noun

[Latin costum an Oriental aromatic plant (Greek {not transcribed}, compare Arabic kost, kust) + Maria Mary. Compare Alecost.]

(Botany) 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.