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A artemisiaefolia Bitterweed Bit"ter*weed`, n. (Bot.)
A species of Ambrosia (A. artemisi[ae]folia); Roman worm
wood. --Gray.
Ambrosia artemisiaefolia Wormwood Worm"wood, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota,
wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.]
1. (Bot.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having
a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a
tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from
moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called
absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term
is often extended to other species of the same genus.
2. Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
Lest there should be among you a root that beareth
gall and wormwood. --Deut. xxix.
18.
Roman wormwood (Bot.), an American weed (Ambrosia
artemisi[ae]folia); hogweed.
Tree wormwood (Bot.), a species of Artemisia (probably
Artemisia variabilis) with woody stems.
Wormwood hare (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the common hare
(Lepus timidus); -- so named from its color.
Ambrosia artemisiaefolia Ragweed Rag"weed, n. (Bot.)
A common American composite weed (Ambrosia
artemisi[ae]folia) with finely divided leaves; hogweed.
Great ragweed, a coarse American herb (Ambrosia trifida),
with rough three-lobed opposite leaves.
