Wormwood
Worm"wood
(?), n. [AS. wermd, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.][1913 Webster]
1.
(Bot.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.
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2. Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
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Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood.Deut. xxix. 18.
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Roman wormwood
(Bot.), an American weed (Ambrosia artemisifolia); hogweed. --
Tree wormwood
(Bot.), a species of Artemisia (probably Artemisia variabilis) with woody stems. --
Wormwood hare
(Zol.), a variety of the common hare (Lepus timidus); -- so named from its color.
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