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51wormwood — UK [ˈwɜː(r)mˌwʊd] / US [ˈwɜrmˌwʊd] noun [uncountable] a bitter plant used in some medicines and alcoholic drinks …
52wormwood — worm•wood [[t]ˈwɜrmˌwʊd[/t]] n. 1) pln pha any composite plant of the genus Artemisia, esp. the bitter, aromatic plant, A. absinthium, of Eurasia, used as a vermifuge and a tonic, and as an ingredient in absinthe 2) something bitter, grievous, or …
53wormwood — see VERMOUTH …
54wormwood — полынь …
55wormwood — n. 1 any woody shrub of the genus Artemisia, with a bitter aromatic taste, used in the preparation of vermouth and absinthe and in medicine. 2 bitter mortification or a source of this. Etymology: ME, alt. f. obs. wormod f. OE wormod, wermod,… …
56Roman wormwood — Wormwood Worm wood, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Artemisia Absinthium}), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a… …
57Tree wormwood — Wormwood Worm wood, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Artemisia Absinthium}), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a… …
58Wormwood Scrubs — (also infml the Scrubs) a prison for male prisoners in west London. It was built in 1874–90, partly by prisoners being kept there. * * * …
59Wormwood Street — East from 42 Old Broad Street at London Wall to No.103 Bishopsgate at Camomile Street (P.O. Directory). In Broad Street Ward and Bishopsgate Ward. First mention: O. and M. 1677. It seems to have been made in Stow s time (p.176), but he… …
60Chronicles of Wormwood — Cover to Chronicles of Wormwood #01. Art by Jacen Burrows. Publication information Publisher …
