ABSINTHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does absinthe mean? 

• ABSINTHE (noun)
  The noun ABSINTHE has 2 senses:

1. aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe

2. strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

  Familiarity information: ABSINTHE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABSINTHE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

absinthe; Artemisia absinthium; common wormwood; lad's love; old man

Hypernyms ("absinthe" is a kind of...):

wormwood (any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium)

Holonyms ("absinthe" is a member of...):

genus Artemisia (usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon)

Holonyms ("absinthe" is a substance of...):

absinth; absinthe (strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

absinth; absinthe

Hypernyms ("absinthe" is a kind of...):

cordial; liqueur (strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal)

Meronyms (substance of "absinthe"):

anise; anise seed; aniseed (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)

absinthe; Artemisia absinthium; common wormwood; lad's love; old man (aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe)