What does wormwood mean?
Definitions for wormwood
ˈwɜrmˌwʊdworm·wood
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Princeton's WordNet
wormwoodnoun
any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
Wiktionary
wormwoodnoun
An intensely bitter herb (various plants in genus Artemisia) used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
wormwoodnoun
Anything that causes bitterness or affliction.
Etymology: From wormwode, alteration of wermode, from wermod, wormod, from wermōdaz. Cognate with wermode, wermede, Wermut. See vermouth.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wormwoodnoun
Wormwood hath an indeterminate stalk, branching out into many small shoots, with spikes of naked flowers hanging downward; the leaves are hoary and bitter. Of this plant there are thirty-two species, one of which, the common wormwood, grows in the roads; but it is also planted in gardens for common use. Great variety of sea wormwoods are found in the salt marshes of England, and sold in the markets for the true Roman wormwood, though they differ greatly. Mill.
Etymology: from its virtue to kill worms in the body.
She was wean’d; I had then laid
Wormwood to my dug. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.Pituitous Cacochymia must be corrected by bitters, as wormwood wine. John Floyer, on the Humours.
I ask whether one be not invincibly conscious to himself of a different perception, when he actually tastes wormwood, or only thinks on that savour. John Locke.
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wormwood
Wormwood is a species of plant known for its medicinal properties, strong bitter flavor, and use in the production of absinthe. Its botanical name is Artemisia absinthium and it belongs to the daisy family. Wormwood is also referred to in the Bible, often symbolizing bitterness or suffering.
Webster Dictionary
Wormwoodnoun
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
Wormwoodnoun
anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness
Etymology: [AS. wermd, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.]
Wikidata
Wormwood
Wormwood is an album by Moe. It was released on February 4, 2003 by Fatboy Records. Wormwood is considered an interesting album for the way it was recorded. The band took live recordings of their new songs from various Summer 2002 shows onward and interlaced them with studio takes. For this reason, there are sometimes cheers of the crowd evident. Also, the album can be viewed as one seamless track, with the instrumental tracks bridging the gaps into the next. 2004 Jammy Award winner for best studio album.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wormwood
wurm′wood, n. the bitter plant Artemisia absinthium: bitterness. [A.S. wermod (Ger. wermuth), wormwood; perh. lit. 'keep-mind,' in allusion to its medicinal (anthelmintic and tonic) properties—werian, to protect (Ger. wehren), mód, mind.]
Editors Contribution
wormwoodnoun
A small shrub that was used as a medicinal herb and noted for its bitter taste.
Wormwood is a medical herb that is legally recreational starting from the West coast in America.
Etymology: Marijuana
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on September 12, 2023
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
WORMWOOD
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wormwood is ranked #58735 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Wormwood surname appeared 345 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wormwood.
92.7% or 320 total occurrences were White.
3.4% or 12 total occurrences were Black.
1.7% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for wormwood »
woodworm
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wormwood in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wormwood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of wormwood in a Sentence
Producing plant-derived drugs in easy-to-grow plants or baker's yeast in many cases will be a much more efficient way to make these drugs, this is currently being done for artemisinin (a malaria drug derived from the sweet wormwood plant), and will likely be the way we make morphine (derived from poppies) in the future.
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- حَبَق الرّاعِيArabic
- әремBashkir
- палынBelarusian
- пелинBulgarian
- donzellCatalan, Valencian
- pelyněk, pelyněk pravýCzech
- malurtDanish
- WermutGerman
- αψιθιά, χολή, αψινθιά, αρτεμισίαGreek
- ajenjo, amargura, alosna, mortificación, amargor, absintioSpanish
- koirohiEstonian
- asentsioBasque
- افسنطینPersian
- koiruoho, maliFinnish
- fiel, armoise, amertume, absintheFrench
- mormóntaIrish
- asento, asente, absintioGalician
- לענה, ארטימיסיהHebrew
- fehér ürömHungarian
- ՁայնանունArmenian
- absinthioInterlingua
- apsintusIndonesian
- assenzioItalian
- לענהHebrew
- 苦蓬Japanese
- ವರ್ಮ್ವುಡ್Kannada
- 향쑥Korean
- absinthiumLatin
- пелинMacedonian
- alsemDutch
- malurtNorwegian Nynorsk
- malurtNorwegian
- moose-ojiibik, moosewijiibikOjibwe, Ojibwa
- piołunPolish
- amargura, absintoPortuguese
- pelinRomanian
- желчь, полынь, раздражительность, горечьRussian
- пелин, пелен, pelen, pelinSerbo-Croatian
- palinaSlovak
- pelinSlovene
- pelin i ziAlbanian
- malört, äkta malörtSwedish
- โกฏจุฬาลำพาThai
- pelin otuTurkish
- полинUkrainian
- ngải cứuVietnamese
- וואָרמוואָאָדYiddish
- 蒿Chinese
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