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Definitions for Wormwood
[1] any composite herb or low shrub of the genus Artemisia.
[2] a bitter, aromatic plant, A. absinthium, of the Old World, used as a vermifuge and a tonic, and as an ingredient in absinthe.
[3] something bitter, grievous, or extremely unpleasant.
[4] Also called: absinthe any of various plants of the chiefly N temperate genus Artemisia, esp A. absinthium, a European plant yielding a bitter extract used in making absinthe: family Asteraceae (composites)
[5] something that embitters, such as a painful experience
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Words nearby Wormwood
wormian, wormian bone, worms, wormseed, wormseed oil, wormwood, wormy, worn, worn out, worn to a frazzle, worn-out
Origin of Wormwood
1350–1400; late Middle English wormwode (see worm, wood1); replacing Middle English wermode, Old English wermōd; cognate with German Wermut; see vermouth
Word origin for Wormwood
C15: changed (through influence of worm and wood 1 ) from Old English wormōd, wermōd; related to Old High German werrnuata, German Wermut; see vermouth