balsam it a

[In Port. balsam it a; from Lat. balsamu Gr. βάλσαμον ( balsam on ), and βάλσαμος ( balsamos ) = the balsam-tree, called from the balsamic smell.] A genus of plants belonging to the order Asteraceæ (Composites). B. vulgar is is the Costmary or Ale-cost. [COSTMARY, ALE-COST.] The species are plants of no beauty from the south of Europe.