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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic. archaic, uncountable
2. 2
   The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant. uncountable
3. 3
   absinthe oil uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

absinthe oilgrande wormwood

Etymology

From Middle English absinthium, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). Doublet of absinthe.

Related phrases

absinthe oilartemisia absinthium

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