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absinthium.

Common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

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noun/æbˈsɪn.θi.m̩/US
  1. Common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

    archaic · uncountable
  2. The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.

    uncountable
  3. absinthe oil

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English absinthium, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). Doublet of absinthe.

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