Found 2 items, similar to artemisia absinthium.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia absinthium
n : aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a
bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn:
common wormwood
,
absinthe,
old man,
lad's love]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia
\Ar`te*mi"si*a\ ([aum]rt[-e]"m[i^]zh"[i^]*[.a] or
[aum]rt[-e]"m[i^]sh"[i^]*[.a]), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr.
'Artemisi`a.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort,
southernwood, and wormwood. Of these
Artemisia absinthium,
or common wormwood, is well known, and
Artemisia tridentata
is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.
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Absinthin
\Ab*sin"thin\, n. (Chem.)
The bitter principle of wormwood (
Artemisia absinthium).
--Watts.
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Absinthium
\Ab*sin"thi*um\, n. [L., from Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
The common wormwood (
Artemisia absinthium), an intensely
bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of
wormwood.
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