Meaning | aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe. |
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Synonyms | common wormwood, absinthe, old man, lad's love |
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Member of | genus Artemisia | usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America |
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Broader | wormwood | Any of several low composite herbs of the genera ... / genera Artemisia or Seriphidium |
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Substance of | absinth, absinthe | Strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise |
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Spanish | absintio, ajenjo |
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Catalan | Artemisia absinthium, donzell, vell |
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