costus

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒstəs/ === Noun === costus (plural costuses) A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae). Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir, or its root. ==== Derived terms ==== costusroot ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Costus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Costus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Costus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Saussurea costus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Saussurea costus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Saussurea costus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “costus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “costus”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Putchock in the 1920 edition of Encyclopedia Americana. === Anagrams === SCOTUS, Scotus, custos, scouts, Scouts == Welsh == === Etymology === From cost +‎ -us. === Adjective === costus (feminine singular costus, plural costus, equative mor gostus, comparative mwy costus, superlative mwyaf costus) costly, expensive, dear Synonyms: prid, drud ==== Derived terms ==== costusrwydd === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “costus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies