wormwood

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈwə(ɹ)m.wʊd/ SAMPA: /"w@(r)m.wUd/
• (US)  wormwood^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

wormwood (plural wormwoods)

1. (botany) An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium) used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
   • William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene iii (the nurse's monologue).

     But as I said, / When it did taste the wormwood on the nipple / Of my dug and felt it bitter, pretty fool, / To see it tetchy and fall out with the dug! /

2. Anything that causes bitterness or affliction.

[edit] Synonyms

• (botany): artemisia, grande wormwood, mugwort, absinthe (obsolete)

[edit] Derived terms

• common wormwood

[edit] See also

• Artemisia absinthium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Artemisia absinthium
• Artemisia absinthium on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Artemisia absinthium
• Artemisia absinthium on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Artemisia absinthium

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