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Artemisia absinthium   Listen
Artemisia absinthium

noun
1.
Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe.  Synonyms: absinthe, common wormwood, lad's love, old man.





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... 177. ARTEMISIA Absinthium. WORMWOOD, The Herb. L.—Wormwood is a strong bitter; and was formerly much used as such against weakness of the stomach, and the like, in medicated wines and ales. At present it is rarely employed in these intentions, on account of the ill relish and offensive smell ...
— The Botanist's Companion, Vol. II • William Salisbury


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