costus

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Synonyms: coitus, coetus, cottus, cestus, costs, costas, cistus, cossus, castus

Antonyms: coitus, coetus, cottus, cestus, costs, costas, cistus, cossus, castus

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Noun

1. A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus {{taxfmt|Costus|genus}} (family {{taxlink|Costaceae|family}}).
2. {{taxfmt|Saussurea costus|species}}, a [[composite]] growing on the [[Himalayas]] in the vicinity of [[Kashmir]], or its root.

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