common wormwood

/ˌkɑmən ˌwʌrmˈwʊd/
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Definitions of common wormwood
  1. noun
    aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
    synonyms: Artemisia absinthium, absinthe, lad's love, old man
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    type of:
    wormwood
    any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
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