Associations to the word «Wormwood»

Wiktionary

WORMWOOD, noun. (botany) An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
WORMWOOD, noun. Anything that causes bitterness or affliction.

Dictionary definition

WORMWOOD, noun. Any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium.

Wise words

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