abrotanum

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin, from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon, “wormwood, southernwood”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

abrotanum (countable and uncountable, plural abrotanums)

  1. A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer,[1] southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  • “abrotanum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=abrotanum&oldid=78388333"