roman wormwood

Noun
Synonyms: Roman wormwoodArtemis ponticarock harlequinCorydalis sempervirensFumaria sempervirens

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. European wormwood; minor source of absintheSynonyms: Roman wormwoodArtemis pontica
  2. glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus FumariaSynonyms: Roman wormwoodrock harlequinCorydalis sempervirensFumaria sempervirens
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Wormwood \Worm"wood\, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.] [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]

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