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Noun: wormwood  'wurm,wûd
  1. Any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
    "Wormwood is a key ingredient in the production of absinthe"

Derived forms: wormwoods

Type of: subshrub, suffrutex

Part of: aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae

Encyclopedia: Wormwood