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