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Noun: common wormwood
  1. Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
    - absinthe, old man, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium

Derived forms: common wormwoods

Type of: wormwood

Part of: absinth, absinthe, genus Artemisia

Encyclopedia: Common wormwood