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Definition of Wormwood
1. Noun. Any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium.
Specialized synonyms: Mugwort, Artemisia Abrotanum, Southernwood, Absinthe, Artemisia Absinthium, Common Wormwood, Lad's Love, Old Man, Artemisia Annua, Sweet Wormwood, Artemisia Campestris, Field Wormwood, Artemisia Frigida, Prairie Sagewort, Wormwood Sage, Artemis Pontica, Roman Wormwood, Artemisia Stelleriana, Beach Wormwood, Dusty Miller, Old Woman, Artemisia Maritima, Sea Wormwood, Seriphidium Maritimum
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Definition of Wormwood
1. n. A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.
2. n. A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.
Definition of Wormwood
1. Noun. (botany) An intensely bitter herb (various plants in genus ''Artemisia'') used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic. ¹
2. Noun. Anything that causes bitterness or affliction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Wormwood
1. a European herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Wormwood
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Wormwood
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