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Definition of Artemisia absinthium

1. Noun. Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Artemisia Absinthium

Literary usage of Artemisia absinthium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1810)
"[ 1230 ] ARTEMISIA Absinthium. Common Wormwood. ... artemisia absinthium. Linn. Sp. Pi . 1188. Sm. with close silky down. Flowers hemispherical, FI . Brit. ..."

2. The British flora medica: a history of the medicinal plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"... dissolved in water with a little sugar, forms a pleasant drink resembling lemonade. CXCI. artemisia absinthium, L. WORMWOOD. Nat. Ord. COMPOSITA. ..."

3. A Complete pronouncing medical dictionary: Embracing the Terminology of by Joseph Thomas (1885)
"Also the Pharmacopoeia! name (US 1870, 1880) for the leaves and tops of Artemisia Absinthium. Wormwood is a bitter tonic, which before the discovery of ..."

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