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ROMAN WORMWOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Roman wormwood mean? 

ROMAN WORMWOOD (noun)
  The noun ROMAN WORMWOOD has 2 senses:

1. European wormwood; minor source of absintheplay

2. glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumariaplay

  Familiarity information: ROMAN WORMWOOD used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROMAN WORMWOOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European wormwood; minor source of absinthe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Artemis pontica; Roman wormwood

Hypernyms ("Roman wormwood" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Roman wormwood" 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)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Corydalis sempervirens; Fumaria sempervirens; rock harlequin; Roman wormwood

Hypernyms ("Roman wormwood" is a kind of...):

Corydalis; genus Corydalis (annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa)


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