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/ˈkɒstəs/ · noun
A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae)..
Use costus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Costus means A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae)..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use costus where its definition matches the intended context.
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