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alecost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ale-cost
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ale + Latin costus (“an aromatic plant”). Compare costmary.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

alecosts (plural)

Synonyms

costmary bible leaf mint geranium balsam herb tanacetum balsamita chrysanthemum balsamita

Questions

What does alecost mean?
The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale.
Where does alecost come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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