costum

Latin > English

costum costi N N :: aromatic plant/its powdered root; (Saussurea lappa)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

costum: i, n. (access. form, like the Greek, costŏs, i, f., Luc. 9, 917), = κόστος,
I an Oriental aromatic plant: Costus Arabicus, Linn.; Plin. 12, 12, 25, § 41; Ov. M. 10, 308; Hor. C. 3, 1, 44 al.; freq. used in the preparation of costly unguents, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 15 sq.; 13, 1, 2, § 18; in offerings, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 5; for the preservation of fruits, Col. 12, 20, 5 al.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

costum,¹⁴ ī, n., Prop. 4, 6, 5 et costus ou costŏs, ī, f., Luc. 9, 917 (κόστος), costus [plante aromatique].

Latin > German (Georges)

costum, ī, n. u. (selten) costus (griech. κόστος, indogerm. kúṣţhạ), ī, m. ein indischer Strauch, aus dessen Wurzel man eine kostbare Salbe verfertigte, Kostwurz (Costus arabicus, L.), Plin. 12, 41. Cels. 3, 21. Hor. carm. 3, 1, 44. Prop. 4, 6, 5: Form costos, Lucan. 9, 917.