wormwood


Definition: Meaning of, wormwood in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwəːmwʊd /

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  1. a plant with a bitter taste
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wormwood used in phrases

  • Roman wormwood (noun)
    1. european wormwood; minor source of absinthe
    2. glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
  • Wormwood Scrubs
    1. a prison in West London
  • beach wormwood (noun)
    1. herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
  • common wormwood (noun)
    1. aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
  • field wormwood (noun)
    1. european wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties
  • sea wormwood (noun)
    1. plants of western and northern European coasts
  • silvery wormwood (noun)
    1. silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands
  • sweet wormwood (noun)
    1. wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran
  • wormwood oil (noun)
    1. a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavours absinthe liqueurs
  • wormwood sage (noun)
    1. silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets
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