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Wormwood
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Artemisias & Spices and herbs:
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.
●
Something that
causes
bitterness
or
affliction
; a cause of
mortification
or vexation.
Name
●
A
star
or
angel
that
appears
in the Book of Revelation,
turning
waters
bitter
and poisonous.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
wormwood
English
wormwode
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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