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Definition of Wormseed

1. Noun. Rank-smelling tropical American pigweed.

Definition of Wormseed

1. n. Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.

2. n. Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.

Definition of Wormseed

1. Noun. An aromatic tropical plant, ''Chenopodium ambrosioides'', that yields an anthelmintic oil ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Wormseed

1. a tropical plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Wormseed

1. Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines. Wormseed mustard, a slender, cruciferous plant (Erysinum cheiranthoides) having small lanceolate leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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