Complete Definition of "wormwood"

English

Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. botany An extremely bitter aromatic plant from which a dark green oil is extracted to use in making absinthe and to flavor some wines.
  2. Anything that causes bitterness or affliction.

Synonyms
absinth
artemisia
mugwort

Translations
trans-top|Plant
Albanian: pelin i zi g|Albanian
Arabic: ARchar|حب� ا�راع�|ح�ب�� ا�ر�اع�� IPAchar|(ħábaq ar-rá��i) m
Cantonese: �� (ngaai chóu)
Chinese: �� (ài c�o)
Croatian: crni pelin m
Czech: �ernobýl m
Danish: Malurt m
Dutch: bijvoet m
Finnish: maruna
French: armoise f, absinthe f
German: Beifu� m, Wermut m
Greek: α�ίνθιον (apsínthion) n, α��εμι�ία (artemisía) f
Ancient Greek: polytonic|��ίνθιον (apsinthion) n
Hebrew: �ר����ס�� (artimisía) f
Hungarian: fekete üröm
Italian: amarella f, assenzio selvatico m
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Japanese: �������� (�shū-yomogi)
Korean: 머그�� (meogeuweoteu)
Ojibwe: moosewijiibik, moose-ojiibik
Persian: FAchar|بر�جاس� (berenjâsef)
Polish: bylica pospolita f
Portuguese: artemísia f
Romanian: pelin negru m
Russian: �е�ноб�л� (�ernobýl�) m, �е�ноб�л�ник (�ernobýl�nik) m, пол�н� (polýn�) f
Spanish: artemisa f, ajenjo m, absintio m, alosna f
Swedish: malört c
Thai: THchar|����ุฬาลำ�า (kot chulaalamphuaua)
Turkish: misk otu, çil ba�
Ukrainian: �о�нобил� (�ornobyl�) m, полин (polyn) m
Vietnamese: ngải cứu
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trans-top|That which causes bitterness
French: fiel m, amertume f
German: Bitterkeit f
Greek: �ολή (kholí) f
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Portuguese: amargura f
Russian: ж�л�� (žol��) f, �азд�ажи�ел�но��� (razdražítel�nost�) f
Spanish: amargor m, amargura f, mortificación f
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