单词 | wormwood |
释义 | wormwood /werrm"wood'/, n. 1. any composite herb or low shrub of the genus Artemisia. 2. a bitter, aromatic plant, A. absinthium, of the Old World, used as a vermifuge and a tonic, and as an ingredient in absinthe. 3. something bitter, grievous, or extremely unpleasant. [1350-1400; late ME wormwode (see WORM, WOOD1); r. ME wermode, OE wermod; c. G Wermut; see VERMOUTH] |
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