The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ragweed \Rag"weed`\ (r[a^]g"w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)
A common American composite weed (Ambrosia artemisiaefolia)
with finely divided leaves; hogweed.
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Great ragweed, a coarse American herb (Ambrosia trifida),
with rough three-lobed opposite leaves.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wormwood \Worm"wood\, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota,
wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.]
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1. (Bot.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having
a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a
tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from
moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called
absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term
is often extended to other species of the same genus.
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2. Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
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Lest there should be among you a root that beareth
gall and wormwood. --Deut. xxix.
18.
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Roman wormwood (Bot.), an American weed (Ambrosia
artemisiaefolia); hogweed.
Tree wormwood (Bot.), a species of Artemisia (probably
Artemisia variabilis) with woody stems.
Wormwood hare (Zool.), a variety of the common hare (Lepus
timidus); -- so named from its color.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bitterweed \Bit"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A species of Ambrosia (Ambrosia artemisi[ae]folia); Roman
worm wood. --Gray.
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