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Meaning of wormwood

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

wormwood

Pronunciation:/ˈwə(ɹ)m.wʊd/

noun

Definitions

  1. An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

    Synonyms:absintheartemisiagrande wormwoodmugwort

  2. Something that causes bitterness or affliction; a cause of mortification or vexation.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wormwood

Related words

grande wormwoodabsinthiumabsinthemingwortannual wormwoodabrotanumartemisiamugwort