wormwood
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something that causes bitterness or affliction; a cause of mortification or vexation.
Synonyms
sage-brush
absinthe wormwood
absinth wormwood
field sagewort
common wormwood
wormwood moth
Translations
Wermut
ajenjo
assenzio
absinthe
absinto
alsem
αψιθιά
Artemisia absinthium
donzellFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwə(ɹ)m.wʊd/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English wormwode, a folk etymology (as if worm + wood) of wermode (“wormwood”), from Old English wermōd (“wormwood, absinthe”), from Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā (“wormwood”). Cognate with Middle Low German wermode, wermede (“wormwood”), German Wermut (“wormwood”). Doublet of vermouth.
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