costmary

noun

leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings

tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers

Roots

kostoscost- · Greek · aromatic plant mariamary- · Latin · Virgin Mary

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