COMMON WORMWOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common wormwood mean? 

• COMMON WORMWOOD (noun)
  The noun COMMON WORMWOOD has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: COMMON WORMWOOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMON WORMWOOD (noun)

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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 ("common wormwood" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("common 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)

Holonyms ("common wormwood" is a substance of...):

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