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Wormwood
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.

Meaning of Wormwood from wikipedia

- southern wormwood Artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, grande wormwood or absinthe wormwood Artemisia annua, sweet wormwood or annual wormwood Artemisia...
- Artemisia absinthium, otherwise known as common wormwood, is a species of Artemisia native to North Africa and temperate regions of Eurasia, and widely...
- Wormwood (Ancient Gr****: ἀψίνθιον (apsinthion) oψινθος (apsinthos) is a prophesied star or angel which appears in the Book of Revelation. The Biblical...
- Wormwood (stylized as 'WORMWO0D') is a 2017 American six-part docudrama miniseries directed by Errol Morris and released on Netflix on December 15, 2017...
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- species. Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, wormwood, and sagebrush. Some botanists split the genus into several genera, but...
- HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs (nicknamed "The Scrubs") is a Category B men's local prison, located in the White City area of the London Borough of Hammersmith...
- Mrs. Wormwood is a fictional character. It may refer to: A minor character in The Sarah Jane Adventures Miss Wormwood, a minor character in comic strip...
- Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl...