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Costus vs Coitus - What's the difference?

costus | coitus |

As nouns the difference between costus and coitus

is that costus is a perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus (taxlink) (family (taxlink) ) while coitus is the coming together of male and female sex organs, sometimes in the act of sexual procreation; the male's penis is inserted into the female's vagina, usually until orgasm and ejaculation of semen occur; copulation.

costus

English

(wikipedia costus) (Costus) (Saussurea costus)

Noun

(costus)
  • A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus (taxlink) (family (taxlink) ).
  • (taxlink), a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir, or its root.

    • References

    * (Wikipedia) *

    coitus

    English

    (wikipedia coitus) (a little too encyclopedic)

    Alternative forms

    * (rare)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The coming together of male and female sex organs, sometimes in the act of sexual procreation; the male's penis is inserted into the female's vagina, usually until orgasm and ejaculation of semen occur; copulation.
  • * 2006 October 2nd, (Chuck Lorre) and (Bill Prady), (The Big Bang Theory) , “”, screenplay (revised first draft), act one, scene A (page 26):
    • :   Uh-huh.
    Wolowitz:   And you want us out because you’re anticipating coitus'?
    Leonard:   No, she’s just a friend.
    Wolowitz:   So she’s available for '     coitus     ?
    Leonard:   No, she’s – –

    Synonyms

    * carnal knowledge * coition * copulation * pareunia * sex act * sexual congress * sexual intercourse * sexual relation

    Derived terms

    * coital * coitarche * coitally * coitize * coitizer * coitus interruptus * coitus reservatus