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wormwood

noun

1 wormwood

Any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium.

Roget 392b: bitterness, acridness†, acridity, acrimony; caustic, alkali; acerbity; gall, wormwood; bitters, astringent bitters.    Angostura [additive for alcoholic beverages], aromatic bitters.    ... show more

is a specific kind of: subshrub, suffrutex.

is a broader term that covers: 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.

is a member of: aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae.

Dutch: benenwagen, alsem

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