Definition of wormwood Wormwood
/wɚˈmwʊˌd/ - [wermwud] - worm•wood
We found 6 definitions of wormwood from 4 different sources.
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What does wormwood mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: wormwoods |
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| wormwood - any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium | ||
| subshrub, suffrutex low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base | ||
| aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia | ||
| mugwort any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia | ||
| artemisia abrotanum, southernwood shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer | ||
| artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, lad's love, absinthe, old man aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe | ||
| artemisia annua, sweet wormwood wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran | ||
| artemisia campestris, field wormwood European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties | ||
| artemisia frigida, prairie sagewort, wormwood sage silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets | ||
| artemis pontica, roman wormwood glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria | ||
| artemisia stelleriana, beach wormwood, old woman, dusty miller a woman who is old | ||
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Wiktionary 
- wormwood (Noun)
An intensely bitter herb various plants in genus Artemisia used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic. - wormwood (Noun)
Anything that causes bitterness or affliction.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wormwood (n.)
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. - wormwood (n.)
Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
Part of speech
🔤- wormwood, noun, singular of wormwoods.
