"costus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒstəs/ [UK] Forms: costuses [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|costus}} Learned borrowing from Latin costus, {{der|en|grc|κόστος}} Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), {{der|en|sa|कुष्ठ}} Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha) Head templates: {{en-noun}} costus (plural costuses)
  1. A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae). Categories (lifeform): Zingiberales order plants Translations (perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus): قُسْط (qusṭ) (Arabic), քուշտ (kʻušt) (Armenian), قسط (kust) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-costus-en-noun-VIftYx5z Disambiguation of Zingiberales order plants: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus': 94 6
  2. Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir, or its root. Categories (lifeform): Thistles, Zingiberales order plants Translations (Saussurea costus): κόστος (kóstos) (Ancient Greek), قُسْط (qusṭ) (Arabic), 木香 (mokkou) (Japanese), قسط (kust) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-costus-en-noun-maTtNuF6 Disambiguation of Thistles: 29 71 Disambiguation of Zingiberales order plants: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of 'Saussurea costus': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: costusroot

Inflected forms

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