Definition of Absinthium

1. n. The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood.

Definition of Absinthium

1. Noun. (plants) The common wormwood (''Artemisia absinthium''), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic. ¹

2. Noun. The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant; absinthe oil.(reference-book last = first = authorlink = coauthors = editor =Gove, Philip Babcock others = title = Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged origdate = origyear = 1909 origmonth = url = format = accessdate = accessyear = accessmonth = edition = date = year =1976 month = publisher =G. & C. Merriam Co. location = Springfield, MA language = id = doi = isbn =0-87779-101-5 lccn = ol = pages =6 chapter = chapterurl = quote =) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Absinthium

1. The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood. Origin: L, from Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Absinthium

absinthe
absinthe green
absinthe oil
absinthe yellow
absinthes
absinthial
absinthian
absinthiate
absinthiated
absinthiates
absinthiating
absinthic
absinthin
absinthine
absinthism
absinthium (current term)
absinthol
absinths
absis
absist
absisted
absistence
absistences
absisting
absists
absit
absit omen
absitively
absitively posilutely
absitively posolutely

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