ambrosia artemisi[ae]folia
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Great ragweed, a coarse American herb (Ambrosia trifida), with rough three-lobed opposite leaves. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
2.Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness. [1913 Webster]
Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood.— Deut. xxix. 18.[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]